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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).
A charter boat captain struggles to pay his debts and gets involved in illegal activities, threatening his family and his life. Based on Ernest Hemingway's novel, this film stars John Garfield, Patricia Neal and Phyllis Thaxter.
- (4.5K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Michael Curtiz
- 1950-10-06
A film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not, starring John Garfield as a fishing boat captain who gets involved with gunrunners. See the synopsis, cast, photos, videos, and film details on Turner Classic Movies website.
Jun 13, 2011 · The Breaking Point (1950) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheBreakingPoint Michael Curtiz directs John Garfield and Patricia Neal in this second - and far more faithful - film adaptation of...
- 6 min
- 8.2K
- Warner Bros. Classics
The Breaking Point 1950 1h 37m Drama List 100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 88% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A charter-boat captain winds up in the middle of a syndicate shootout after transporting...
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- Drama
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A film adaptation of Hemingway's novel "To Have and Have Not", starring John Garfield as a struggling fishing boat captain. He gets involved in illegal activities to pay off his debts, but his decisions endanger his family and his life.