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Dark City

Dark City

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Dark City

"A tense, tough drama of underworld violence and revenge !"

1950

1h 38m

6.5(49 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

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Rent

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Danny Haley

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Fran Garland

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Victoria Winant

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Captain Garvey

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Arthur Winant

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Augie

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Barney

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Soldier

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Swede

Mark Keuning

Mark Keuning

Billy Winant

Creative team

Directed by: William Dieterle
Written by: Lawrence B. Marcus
John Meredyth Lucas
Produced by: Hal B. Wallis

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