Thieves' Highway

1949 · directed by Jules Dassin

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.

Thieves' Highway (1949), directed by Jules Dassin, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Richard Conte
• Valentina Cortese
• Lee J. Cobb
• Barbara Lawrence
• Jack Oakie
• Millard Mitchell
• Joseph Pevney
• Morris Carnovsky
• Tamara Shayne
• Kasia Orzazewski

Crew

• Norbert Brodine — Director of Photography
• Nick DeMaggio — Editor
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• A.I. Bezzerides — Screenplay

More from Jules Dassin

1. Rififi (1955) — 85/100 · hit
2. Night and the City (1950) — 80/100 · hit
3. Brute Force (1947) — 79/100
4. Topkapi (1964) — 78/100
5. The Naked City (1948) — 76/100
6. Never on Sunday (1960) — 69/100

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