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The Big Knife is a 1955 American melodrama film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe, based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, and Everett Sloane.
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Many films that once held the distinction of being brutally honest and unapologetically dark in their portrayal of the seedy underbelly of certain segments of society may seem tame by today's standards. One such film is *The Big Knife*, a 1955 drama produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, known for being the Hollywood film most critical of Hollywood itself. *The Big Knife* is an adaptation of the eponymous 1949 pla…More
