Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Country: US
Technical: bw 96m
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Robert Ryan, Harry Belafonte, Ed Begley
Synopsis:
An ex-con down on his luck and a black gambler with debts are induced into taking on a bank heist, but racial tensions threaten to doom the project from the start.
Review:
Impressive enough in its filmic aspects, this racial crime drama suffers from an over-schematic scenario, with Ryan playing to type as a bigot and succumbing to the final irony of being burnt beyond recognition along with his mortal enemy. Nevertheless an important film at a time when Civil Rights were not yet front page news, and admirers of this genre will find plenty to enjoy.
Country: US
Technical: bw 96m
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Robert Ryan, Harry Belafonte, Ed Begley
Synopsis:
An ex-con down on his luck and a black gambler with debts are induced into taking on a bank heist, but racial tensions threaten to doom the project from the start.
Review:
Impressive enough in its filmic aspects, this racial crime drama suffers from an over-schematic scenario, with Ryan playing to type as a bigot and succumbing to the final irony of being burnt beyond recognition along with his mortal enemy. Nevertheless an important film at a time when Civil Rights were not yet front page news, and admirers of this genre will find plenty to enjoy.
Country: US
Technical: bw 96m
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Robert Ryan, Harry Belafonte, Ed Begley
Synopsis:
An ex-con down on his luck and a black gambler with debts are induced into taking on a bank heist, but racial tensions threaten to doom the project from the start.
Review:
Impressive enough in its filmic aspects, this racial crime drama suffers from an over-schematic scenario, with Ryan playing to type as a bigot and succumbing to the final irony of being burnt beyond recognition along with his mortal enemy. Nevertheless an important film at a time when Civil Rights were not yet front page news, and admirers of this genre will find plenty to enjoy.