The Breaking Point [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Breaking Point [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Garfield
John Garfield
, Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
, Phyllis Thaxter
Phyllis Thaxter
, Juano Hernandez
Juano Hernandez
Michael Curtiz
The Breaking Point [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

The Breaking Point [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Garfield
John Garfield
, Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
, Phyllis Thaxter
Phyllis Thaxter
, Juano Hernandez
Juano Hernandez
Michael Curtiz

Blu-ray (Black & White)

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Overview

In this taut adaptation of Hemingway's To Have and Have Not a financially struggling charter-boat captain finds himself in deep and turbulent water when he is forced to get involved with smugglers after a dishonest millionaire cheats him out of pay during a fishing excursion to Mexico; the louse also leaves his seductive girl friend, a hooker, stranded on the boat. The desperate captain agrees to illegally smuggle Chinese refugees into the US, but during the voyage, he is again double-crossed and must force his hapless passengers to jump ship when the Coast Guard suddenly appears. They take his boat away from him. Deeply depressed, he has sex with the abandoned woman and then goes home. Meanwhile, the crooked lawyer who talked him into smuggling the refugees, gets the captain's boat back and then blackmails him into taking a gang of crooks to Catalina Island. During the 26-mile voyage things come to a head when one of the crooks kills the skipper's first mate. Suddenly the captain snaps and he finally gets his revenge.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/08/2017
UPC: 0715515202114
Original Release: 1950
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:37:00
Sales rank: 10,136

Special Features

New interview with critic Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film); New Piece featuring actor and acting instructor Julie Garfield on her father, actor John Garfield; New video essay by Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou analyzing Curtiz's methods; Excerpts from a 1962 episode of Today showing contents of the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Florida, including items related to To Have and Have Not, the novel on which The Breaking Point is based; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
John Garfield Harry Morgan
Patricia Neal Leona Charles
Phyllis Thaxter Lucy Morgan
Juano Hernandez Wesley Park
Wallace Ford Duncan
Edmon Ryan Rogers
Ralph Dumke Hannagan
Guy Thomajan Danny
William Campbell Concho
Donna Jo Boyce Connie
Victor Sen Yung Mr. Sing
Peter Brocco Macho
John Doucette Gotch
James Griffith Charlie
Sherry Jackson Amelia
Norman Field Dock Attendant
Juan Duval Bartender
Spencer Chan 1st Chinese Cook
Helen Hatch Mrs. Cooley
Bob McLean Leona's Party
Beverly Mook Kid
John Close Deputy
Alex Gerry Mr. Phillips
Mary Carroll Girl
Glenn Turnbull Taxi Driver
John Morgan Reporter
John Alvin Reporter
David McMahon Coast Guardsman
Paul McGuire Leona's Escort
Len Hendry Boatswain
Ray Heindorf Composer

Technical Credits
Michael Curtiz Director
Ranald MacDougall Screenwriter
Jerry Wald Producer
Leslie G. Hewitt Sound/Sound Designer
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