Film Noir Information continued... Most successful Directors and Noir Films by Rachel Bethell

John Huston

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 13:51:19 UTC

Some say that he created the film Noir genre when he directed the film "The Maltese Falcon", this became the agreed first Noir film and arguably the best.

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 13:52:42 UTC

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Alfred Hitchcock

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 13:58:09 UTC

Mant people do not believe that Hitchcocks films were film Noir; however, many of his films suggest otherwise. Many contain typical conventions,. Hitchcock's 'Shadow of a doubt', 'Stranger on the train' and 'The wrong man'.

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:05:41 UTC

Orson Wellis

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:06:45 UTC

He created big budget films, such as; 'The lady from Shanghai'. Many people consider 'A touch of the devil' (1958) to be the last Noir film

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:12:05 UTC

Fritz Lang

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:13:34 UTC

This american director took film Noir to its limits. 'Scarlett Street' was so erotic that it had to be censored and 'The big heat' was extroadinarily brutal.

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:17:13 UTC

Ida Lupino

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:18:21 UTC

During the late 1940's and 1950's Lupino was the only female director in Hollywood. Her best Film Noir film was 'The Hitch-hiker' a film about two men who pick up a psychopathic killer.

rachelbethell — 2014-06-15 14:21:15 UTC