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Basics Critics:72Viewers:68Rusty:74
Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery/Noir/ThrillerNotable as: Film noirSub-Category: Film noir, Thriller, Black-and-white, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Crime Thriller, DramaRuntime: 80 - 81 minutesColor: black-and-whiteLanguage: EnglishCountry: United StatesDirector: Frank TuttleScreenwriter: W. R. Burnett, Graham Greene, Albert MaltzMusic: David ButtolphCinematography: John F. SeitzStars: Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd, Marc Lawrence, Tully Marshall, Frank Ferguson Producer: Richard BlumenthalStudio: Paramount PicturesAward details: (details at IMDb)
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This Gun for Hire is a 1942 film noir, directed by Frank Tuttle and based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene. The film stars Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd.


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