Photographie:
Bert GlennonRésumés(1)
Josef von Sternberg’s riveting breakthrough is widely considered the film that launched the American gangster genre as we know it. George Bancroft plays heavy Bull Weed, a criminal kingpin whose jealous devotion to his moll, Feathers (Evelyn Brent), gets him into hot water with a rival hood and, ultimately, the authorities. Further complicating matters is the attraction that blossoms between Feathers and an alcoholic former lawyer (Clive Brook). With its supple, endlessly expressive camera work and tightly wound screenplay based on a story by legendary scribe Ben Hecht (who won an Oscar for it the first year the awards were given),Underworld solidified von Sternberg’s place as one of Hollywood’s most exciting new talents. (Criterion)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
George Bancroft
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
L'Extravagant Mr. Deeds (1936)
Les Nuits de Chicago (1927)
Les Anges aux figures sales (1938)
Evelyn Brent
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Les Nuits de Chicago (1927)
Crépuscule de gloire (1928)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Clive Brook
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Les Nuits de Chicago (1927)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Shanghaï Express (1932)
Fred Kohler
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Sublime infamie (1919)
Les Nuits de Chicago (1927)
Une aventure de Buffalo Bill (1936)
Julian Rivero
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Trésor de la Sierra Madre (1948)
A l'est d'Eden (1955)
Le Chant de Bernadette (1943)