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Force of Evil|John Garfield

Force of Evil

John Garfield and Beatrice Pearson
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Overview

A lawyer gets caught in a three way squeeze between his racketeer boss, his racketeer brother, and the anti-crime tactics of a new prosecutor who would like to jail the entire lot. Based on the novel TUCKER'S PEOPLE by Ira Wolfert. Directorial debut for the later black-listed Polonsky.

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Main Cast & Crew:
Abraham Polonsky - Director
John Garfield
Beatrice Pearson
Thomas Gomez
Marie Windsor
Howland Chamberlain
Roy Roberts
Paul Fix
Stanley Prager
Barry Kelley
Paul McVey

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Remastered, Black & White)
  • Run Time: 78
  • Color Format: B&W
  • UPC: 887090045308
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: July 2012

Movie Reviews

Notes:
FORCE OF EVIL was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1994. Additional cast: Paul McVey (Hobe Wheelock); Jack Overman (Juice); Barbara Woodell (Mary); Raymond Largay (Bunty); Stanley Prager (Wally); Allan Mathews (Badgley); Jan Dennis (Mrs. Bauer); Georgia Backus (Mrs. Morse); and Sid Tomack (Two and Two). FORCE OF EVIL was Abraham Polonsky's directorial debut. Polonsky was blacklisted by Hollywood after a hearing with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1951. (He refused to confirm or deny being a member of the Communist party.) Using a pseudonym, Polonsky wrote for television and worked as a Hollywood script doctor during his period of exile. In 1968, his name appeared on the credits of MADIGAN (directed by Don Siegel; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Henri Simoun). Two years later Polonsky directed his second film, TELL THEM WILLIE BOY IS HERE. The seven-year-old Beau Bridges, son of Lloyd and brother of Jeff, made his screen debut with FORCE OF EVIL. Copyright 1949, 1995 Republic Entertainment Inc.

Reviews:
"...Highly stylized..." -- Rating: A - 03/31/1995 Entertainment Weekly, p.70


"Pearson's scenes with Garfield are among the most supercharged ever..." - 05/28/2004 USA Today, p.6E


"A socially conscious noir steeped in atmosphere and paranoia, with stunning dialogue." - 02/01/2006 Uncut, p.104


"This was surely Garfield's finest hour: he conveys brilliantly his character's ruthlessness and his sense of loss and yearning." - 03/01/2006 Sight and Sound, p.86

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