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Released
1949 · FILM

Thieves' Highway

You Need a Friend, Strong Man, - And I'm Friendly!

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
94 min
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

After returning from his World War II military service, Nick Garcos intends to start a quiet life with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. However, he discovers that his father has been recently attacked and robbed by Mike Figlia, a trucker with ties to the mob. Determined to seek justice, Nick teams up with Rica, a prostitute, and they set out to confront Mike, gradually becoming entangled in the city's criminal underworld.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 16

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Nick DemaggioShot by Norbert BrodineScored by Alfred Newman

Also known as

  • Gefahr in Friscode
  • Mercado de ladroneses
  • Les Bas-fonds de Friscofr
  • I corsari della stradait

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