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The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by Michael Curtiz and the second film adaptation of the 1937 Ernest Hemingway novel To Have and Have Not (the first one having featured Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall).
The Breaking Point: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez. An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Michael Curtiz
- 1950-10-06
Apr 13, 2020 · The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by Michael Curtiz and the second film adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel To Have and Have Not. It stars John Garfield (in his second-to-last film role before his early death), Phyllis Thaxter and Patricia Neal.
- 97 min
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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.
- Harry Morgan
A charter-boat captain winds up in the middle of a syndicate shootout after transporting illegal immigrants.
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- John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter
- Michael Curtiz
- Drama
The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and the second film adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel To Have and Have Not. It stars John Garfield (in his second to last film role before his death) and Patricia Neal. Movie Info. Official Site. https://www.criterion.com/films/28695-the-breaking-point. Tags.
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Overview. A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals. Michael Curtiz. Director. Ernest Hemingway.