The narrow margin is a 1952 american film noir directed by richard fleischer and written by earl felton, based on an unpublished story written by martin goldsmith and jack leonard. Tense story of a tough cop attempting to transport the widow of a gangster to the trial in which shell testify. Narrow margin is a clumsy version of the idiot plot, dressed up as a highgloss chase thriller. Neall marie windsor as she rides the train from chicago to.
At just 71 minutes, the story moves quickly, making effective use of claustrophobic locales most of the action takes place on a rattling train, mistaken identities hardly anyone is who heshe seems to. The narrow margin drama pack your bags for one of movie historys greatest trips, a nifty film noir thriller deemed worthy of being bracketed in the select group of train thrillers headed by alfred hitchcocks the lady vanishes. One of the gritty film noirs for which rko became respected. A hard nosed cop struggles to outwit a gang of mobsters trying to kill the witness he is protecting on a cross country train. Read the full synopsis of the narrow margin, 1952, directed by richard fleischer, with charles mcgraw, marie windsor, jacqueline white, at turner classic movies. Narrow margin, directed by peter hyams and loosely based on the classic film noir of the same title, tells the story of a resourceful district attorney who must return a witness to san francisco. Rent the narrow margin 1952 on dvd and bluray netflix.
Charles mcgraw is superb as the toughasnails detective walter brown. With charles mcgraw, marie windsor, jacqueline white, queenie leonard. The narrow margin 1952 posters the movie database tmdb. The narrow margin 1952 05031952 us action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller 1h 11m user score. The key witness just happens to be the gangsters girlfriend. The narrow margin 1952 directed by richard fleischer and starring charles mcgraw as the sandy graveled voice detective sgt.
The narrow margin 1952 richard fleischer charles mcgraw. The narrow margin 1952 trivia 18 add new in preference to removing various walls from the sets, director richard fleischer decided to make extensive use of a handheld camera that could be brought into rooms. Originally titled the target, rkos noir programmer the narrow margin 1952 was a hardboiled masterpiece of ganglandflavored toughguy dialogue and of economy in setting and pace. The narrow margin is a tight and effective film noir quickie that makes the best of its characters and setting.
Threesheet poster for the richard fleischer directed film noir the narrow margin 1952 starring marie windsor, charles mcgraw, and jacqueline white. The narrow margin has been ranked 3864 times, wins 51. A fortune if they seal her lipsa bullet if they fail. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. The narrow margin 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The narrow margin 1952 full movie download full hd youtube. The idiot plot, of course, is any plot that would be resolved in five minutes if everyone in the story were not an idiot. The plot contrivances, shootings, taut pace, and a major narrative twist in the third act helped it become an instant audience favorite and earn enough critical clout for an oscar nomination as best original. Narrow margin is a bmovie but a major film noir, which has become a classic and cult movie.
The narrow margin uses sound in a brilliant manner, especially the various noises of the train. Pack your bags for one of movie historys greatest trips, a nifty film noir. Watch narrow margin, the 1952 online verizon fios tv. The narrow margin 1952 stream and watch online moviefone. Starring charles mcgraw, marie windsor, jacqueline white, and gordon gebert. Rent the narrow margin 1952 starring charles mcgraw and marie windsor on dvd and bluray. Now that shes coming to trial she has to be escorted across country via train in order to. Released 1952, the narrow margin stars charles mcgraw, marie windsor, jacqueline white, gordon gebert the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 11 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. They seemed nearly as important in conveying the crucial noir elements of suspense and dread as the actors starring in them. When a mobsters wife decides to testify against his evil deeds she goes undercover to avoid being killed.
The claustrophobic nature of the set is highlight by face to face meetings and blocked corridors by large humans. The narrow margin 1952 directed by richard fleischer. A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangsters widow on a tense train ride. Movie title from the film noir the narrow margin 1952, directed by richard fleischer, starring charles mcgraw and marie windsor.
The screenplay by earl felton was nominated for an academy award. The film also features don beddoe, harry harvey, gordon gebert, donald dillaway and franklyn farnum. Watch the full length movie of narrow margin, the 1952 online or on the fios mobile app. And rarely has there been a film in which more idiots make more mistakes than in this one. The narrow margin is an english movie directed by richard fleischer released in the year 1952. The narrow margin is generally considered a model b picture. The plots a bit contrived but it gets really tense and theres some fantastic noir dialogue. Register to upload movie stills yourself and compete with others. To save money, the train sets were rigidly fixed to the floor and the camera was moved to. Richard fleischers oscarnominated the narrow margin is widely regarded as one of the best bnoirs ever made.
The narrow margin 1952 landscapes and environment were undeniably integral aspects of many classic film noirs. Hurtling opening credits and crisp dialogue from director richard fleischers celebrated crime thriller the narrow margin, 1952, starring charles mcgraw, marie windsor and jacqueline white view the tcmdb entry for the narrow margin 1952. The unholy wife 1957 dvd clip diana dors, rod steiger, tom tryon film noir duration. Pack your bags for one of movie historys greatest trips, a nifty film noir thriller that time deemed worthy of being bracketed in the select group of train thrillers headed by alfred hitchcocks. The majority of the movie was shot within the confines of a set the size of a train. The narrow margin full english full movie the narrow margin full full movie, the narrow margin full full movie streaming the narrow margin full movie engsub watch the narrow margin full english. Wtm the narrow margin 1952 warning in order to properly access whatthemovie you have to activate javascript. The narrow margin is a film directed by richard fleischer with charles mcgraw, marie windsor, jacqueline white, gordon gebert, year. The narrow margin 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A remake starring gene hackman was released in 1990 the following weapons were used in the film narrow margin, the 1952.
The narrow margin 1952 online cz dabing a 20180527t20. This movie had charles mcgraw, marie windsor in the lead roles of the film. Frankie neal, in chicago, walters partner is shot and killed in the darkly lit stairwell by a mysterious assassin. Narrow margin, the 1952 movie clip open, crystal ball.
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