72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Michael Curtiz
USA 
102 min.
The 40s. As a result of the WWII, Casablanca was a city that people from all sides had fled from Nazism: getting there was easy, but getting out was almost impossible, especially the name of the fugitive was on the Gestapo lists , which put pressure on the French authorities under the corrupt inspector Renault. In this case, the objective of the secret police is the Czech leader and hero of the resistance Victor Laszlo, whose only hope is Rick Blaine, owner of 'Rick's Café' and former lover of his wife, Ilsa Lund. Rick and Ilsa had met in Paris, but the entry of German troops in the French capital separated them.
Raoul Walsh
USA 
100 min.
Roy Earle is released from prison before serving time due to his good behavior and the bail deposited by Big Mac, head of the gang he belonged to. Soon after, a member of the band tells him that Big Mac, who is preparing a new coup, awaits him in California. Roy, despite his intention to change his life, decides to go to the appointment. On his trip across the country, he establishes friendship with a humble family of farmers, whose granddaughter, Vilma, conquers his heart.
John Huston
USA 
100 min.
Frank McCloud is a veteran of war who travels to Key Largo, in Florida, to visit the father and the widow of a companion died in combat. But his stay is complicated, since his hotel is also home to a gang of gangsters who, taking advantage of a strong storm, take them hostage.
John Huston
USA 
106 min.
At the outbreak of WWI, Charlie Allnut, a rough boat captain with a tendency to drink, and Rose Sayer, a stretched and puritanical missionary, flee from the German troops in a ruinous boat, with which they must climb a dangerous river. They are, at first glance, two antagonistic beings, incompatible, but the coexistence and, above all, the hardships they will have to face together to survive will radically change their relationship
Joseph L. Mankiewickz
USA 
128 min.
Three American filmmakers discover an extraordinary dancer named María Vargas. Without losing a minute, he will move to Hollywood and launch the unknown star. Kirk, the producer of his films, courts Mary in vain. She, for humiliating him, agrees and accompanies the billionaire Bravano on a cruise along the Riviera.
Howard Hawks
USA 
114 min.
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
John Huston
USA 
100 min.
In the sixteenth century, the Knights of the Order of Malta gave Charles I of Spain and V of Germany the statuette of a solid gold hawk encrusted with precious stones. It was a sign of gratitude for certain prerogatives that the monarch had granted them. However, the jewel never reached the Emperor, as the galley that transported it was assaulted by pirates. Four hundred years later, private detective Sam Spade and his partner Archer accept the assignment of a young woman who wants to find her sister, who has disappeared with an unscrupulous man.
Archie Mayo
USA 
83 min.
A group of gangsters arrives at a roadside bar in the famous Petrified Forest of Arizona, with the purpose of taking the occupants hostage.
John Huston
USA 
126 min.
1925. Fred C. Dobbs decides to go to Tampico in search of gold to get out of poverty. Start the journey with two other vagabonds, but the greed and envy that arises between them will create more problems than any difficulty on the road.
Howard Hawks
USA 
100 min.
During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.
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