Directed by:
Jules DassinScreenplay:
A.I. BezzeridesCinematography:
Norbert BrodineCast:
Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Kasia Orzazewski, Hope Emerson, Edwin Max (more)Plots(1)
Thieves' Highway is set in the world of "long-haul boys" who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America's cities. Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos (Richard Conte) is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father, ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Along the way, he is seduced by siren Rica (Valentina Cortesa) and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Richard Conte
USA
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Valentina Cortese
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Lee J. Cobb
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Barbara Lawrence
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Jack Oakie
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Joseph Pevney
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Morris Carnovsky
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Kasia Orzazewski
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Hope Emerson
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Edwin Max
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David Clarke
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David Opatoshu
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Harry Wilson
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