Force of Evil
Force of Evil is a 1948 American crime film noir starring John Garfield and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel Tucker's People. Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the male lead.
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| Directed by | Abraham Polonsky |
| Screenplay by | Abraham Polonsky Ira Wolfert |
| Based on | Tucker's People 1943 novel by Ira Wolfert |
| Produced by | Bob Roberts |
| Starring | John Garfield Thomas Gomez Marie Windsor Beatrice Pearson |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Art Seid |
| Music by | David Raksin |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,150,000 |
| Box office | $1,165,000 |
In 1994, Force of Evil was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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