While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956 · 100 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (116 votes)
Dir. Fritz Lang · Starring Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price · Music Herschel Burke Gilbert

Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!

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Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

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A sharp, cynical dive into the cutthroat world of journalism. This film noir crackles with ambition and a palpable sense of urban dread as reporters chase a killer, blurring the lines between ambition and obsession.

grittytensecynicalclaustrophobicsteadyclassic film noirblack and whiteurban dramajournalistic thrillerambitionmedia ethicsurban decayobsession
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