Thieves’ Highway (1949)

movie

(6838)

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Release: 1949-10-10
Director: Jules Dassin
Writers: A.I. Bezzerides
Language: English | Italian | Greek
Stars: Richard Conte , Valentina Cortese , Lee J. Cobb , Barbara Lawrence , Jack Oakie , Millard Mitchell , Joseph Pevney , Morris Carnovsky (1897–1992) , Tamara Shayne , Kasia Orzazewski
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Воровское шоссе , Tjuvarnas marknad (Sweden) , Drumski razbojnici , Mercado de Ladrões (Brazil) , I corsari della strada (Italy) , Varkaiden markkinat (Finland) , Der Markt der Diebe (Austria) , Thieves' Highway (Canada) , Шосе крадіїв (Ukraine) , Mercado de ladrones (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Hard Bargain (United States of America) , Άνθρωποι του αίματος (Greece) , Soseaua hotilor (Romania) , Thieves' Highway (United Kingdom) , Hyena's van de weg (Netherlands the) , Tyvenes marked (Norway) , Mercado de ladrones (Spain) , Uçurum Yolcuları (Turkey) , 深夜復讐便 (2013) (Japan) , Złodziejski trakt (Poland) , Thieves' Highway , The Thieves' Market (United States of America) , Mercados a la fuerza (Mexico) , O Mercado dos Ladrões (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Tolvajok országútja (Hungary) , Collision (United States of America) , Gadepigen fra Frisco (Denmark) , Gefahr in Frisco , Les bas-fonds de Frisco (France, French Republic) , Mercado de ladrones (Mexico) , Thieves' Highway (United States of America)
Plot:
Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.
IMDB:tt0041958