On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1951 · 82 min · EN · NR · 6.5 (116 votes)
Dir. Nicholas Ray · Starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ed Begley · Music Bernard Herrmann

In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!

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A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

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A hard-boiled descent into moral darkness. This film noir feels like a cold, unforgiving night, where every shadow hides a threat and redemption is a distant, flickering hope. The atmosphere is thick with dread and existential despair.

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