THE BREAKING POINT [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1950
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
• Plot: Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, takes on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace Ford), as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde (Patricia Neal), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality—and his marriage—further than he'll admit. Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle does, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.;
• Cast: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung, Paul Vierro, John Alvin, Peter Brocco, Mary Carroll, Spencer Chan, John Close, John Doucette, Juan Duval, Norman Field, Alex Gerry, Donna Gibson, H.W. Gim, Dick Gordon, James Griffith, Helene Hatch, Len Hendry, Juan Hernández, George Hoagland, Charles Horvath, Tommy Lee, Benny Long, Paul McGuire, Bob McLean, David McMahon, Beverly Mook, John Morgan, Jack Mower, Gregg Rhinelander, Glen Turnbull, Robert Williams, Michael Curtiz, Ranald MacDougall, Ernest Hemingway, Ted D. McCord, Max Steiner
• Director: Michael Curtiz
• Runtime: 1:37
• Company: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie