A Tale of Two Careers

The theatrical realism of Jules Dassin
by Bruce Bennett   posted Mar 26, 2009

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Richard Widmark in Night and the City
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RELATED CALENDAR ENTRY

March 27–April 7, 2009 Jules Dassin Tribute

KEYWORDS

Jules Dassin  |  Retrospective  |  Hollywood  |  Cold War  |  studio system  |  Theater  |  New York  |  realism  |  Darryl Zanuck  |  Mark Hellinger

FURTHER READING

J. Hoberman on Jules Dassin (The New York Times)

THE AUTHOR

Bruce Bennett comments about film on independent radio phenomenon WFMU's Speakeasy With Dorian show. His writing has appeared in The New York Sun, NEH's Humanities Magazine, and Stop Smiling online.

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