Out of the Past
dir. Jacques Tourneur
Synopsis
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Critics consensus
Anchored by a wistful Robert Mitchum, Out of the Past is an exemplary noir steeped in doom and sensuality.
Audience consensus
Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer are timeless in Out of the Past, a stylish classic that’s as noir as noir.
Directed byJacques Tourneur
StarringRobert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Paul Valentine, Virginia Huston, Rhonda Fleming
Written byDaniel Mainwaring
CinematographyNicholas Musuraca
EditingSamuel E. Beetley
MusicRoy Webb
Out of the Past
1947 · 1h 37m
Crime, Thriller
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
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