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Mood:
- Atmospheric
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Plot:
- Cons and ScamsDishonestyMind and SoulAlcohol AbuseCrimes
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Genres:
- DramaFilm NoirCrime
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40s
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Place:
- ChicagoUSANightclub
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Nightmare Alley, 1947
English
USA
Profile of Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley can be described as atmospheric. The plot revolves around cons and scams, dishonesty, and themes of mind and soul. The main genres are drama and crime. In terms of style, Nightmare Alley is a film noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, at a nightclub. Nightmare Alley is located in Chicago. It takes place in the 20th century. It is based on a book. Nightmare Alley has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Nightmare Alley
This relatively little-known film is widely hailed by fans of the macabre. Truly ahead of its time, NIGHTMARE ALLEY is set in the gritty, surrealistic world of traveling carnivals, where eccentric people of all possible varieties interact on a daily basis. In a departure from his usual roles as the Hollywood leading man, handsome Tyrone Power plays a morally questionable circus apprentice determined to climb the carnival ladder no matter what the price. Powers shows immense range in what was arguably his finest role ever as the sometimes unrecognizably scruffy circus man with a liking for the bottle. Director Edmund Goulding (DARK VICTORY) gives the carnival setting a dark, somber feel that contradicts the film's more upbeat ending. In spite of this ending tacked on by the studio system, NIGHTMARE ALLEY remains with the viewer even after it's over, haunting them with its bleak images and melancholy mood.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 9 October 1947 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
Cast and Crew
as Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
as Zeena Krumbein
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