Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.
Director: Eckhart Schmidt
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Richard Fleischer as Self |
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Sydney Pollack as Self |
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Jane Russell as Self |
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Vincent Sherman as Self |
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Coleen Gray as Self |
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Norman M. Klein as Self |
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Jennifer Tilly as Self |
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Robert Wise as Self |
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Rhonda Fleming as Self |
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Christa Lang as Self |
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Curtis Hanson as Self |
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Audrey Totter as Self |
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Ann Savage as Self |
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Joe Dante as Self |
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Jan-Christopher Horak as Self |
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Harold Nebenzal as Self |
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Arianne Ulmer as Self |
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Alain Silver as Self |
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David Raksin as Self |
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Michael Mann as Self |
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Lawrence Kasdan as Self |
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Paul Schrader as Self |
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Steven Gaydos as Self |
| Editing | Eckhart Schmidt | Editor |
| Directing | Eckhart Schmidt | Director |
| Writing | Eckhart Schmidt | Writer |
| Production | Eckhart Schmidt | Producer |
| Camera | Hans Albrecht Lusznat | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steve Elkins | Director of Photography |
| Production | Isi ter Jung | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Isi ter Jung | Researcher |
| Sound | Henry Banke | Sound |
| Editing | Hubert von Spreti | Editorial Manager |
| Production | Anja Schmidt-Zäringer | Production Assistant |
| Production | Axel Seitz | Production Assistant |