Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.
Eckhart Schmidt
Writer, Director
Richard Fleischer
Self
Sydney Pollack
Self
Jane Russell
Self
Vincent Sherman
Self
Coleen Gray
Self
Norman M. Klein
Self
Jennifer Tilly
Self
Robert Wise
Self
Rhonda Fleming
Self
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