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Un comisar acuză [A Police Inspector Calls] (Sergiu Nicolaescu, 1974)
Nov
26
1940
DP: Alexandru David.
Takes place on the night of November 26-27, 1940.
“Mister Moldovan, this is not for the first time that a criminal case is entrusted to you. It is precisely your political objectivity that made us choose you.”
– Alexandru Dincă
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Report (Bruce Conner, 1967)
Nov
23
1963
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The Criminal [The Concrete Jungle] (Joseph Losey, 1960)
Nov
21
chow time
A prison space. Two tough looking guys in dark clothing appear to savour their meals. One of them is holding a book. DP: Robert Krasker.
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The Walking Dead (Michael Curtiz, 1936)
Nov
16
John Ellman (Karloff), dead man walking. DP: Hal Mohr.
“You take away my life and offer me a favor in return. That's what I call a 'bargain'.”
– John Ellman
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The Big Combo (Joseph H. Lewis, 1955)
Nov
15
1946
A man's hand holds up a photo negative of a black-and-white picture, showing two men and a woman, and the date 11-15-46 underneath. DP: John Alton.
“I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.”
– Mr. Brown
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Le pacha [Pasha / Showdown] (Georges Lautner, 1968)
Nov
14
Dany Carrel and Jean Gabin gloomily share a small dinner table. DP: Maurice Fellous.
“The day they put jerks into orbit, you won't stop rotating soon!”
– Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
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E tanta paura [Plot of Fear] (Paolo Cavara, 1976)
Nov
14
1975
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Two newspaper clippings in a scrapbook, one of them with the date November 14. DP: Franco Di Giacomo.
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Götter der Pest [Gods of the Plague] (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1970)
Nov
12
1943
Pornography peddler Carla Aulaulu's (Carla Egerer) criminal record. She's born on November 12, 1943 in Kronstadt. DP: Dietrich Lohmann.
During one scene a perpetual calendar is visible. It's a 26th.
– Why do they call you The Gorilla?
– Because I'm big and strong… and everyone has to have a name.
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Polyester (John Waters, 1981)
Nov
10
“Purr Francine! Purr, purr Francine!”
– Cuddles Kovinsky
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Panique [Panic] (Julien Duvivier, 1946)
Nov
7
A child probes her dinner with a fork larger than her head while another one is all neat and proper. In the midst of them, as serious table settings require, a large man. His napkin tucked in at the neck, he leans over the first child with something to say. DP: Nicolas Hayer.
“Dead meat always attracts flies.”
– Monsieur Hire
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