The Breaking Point

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The Breaking Point is a 1950 film noir crime drama, adapted from Ernest Hemingway’s novel "To Have and Have Not," starring John Garfield as a struggling boat captain drawn into dangerous smuggling.

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instanceOf film
adaptationOf Ernest Hemingway’s novel To Have and Have Not
basedOn To Have and Have Not
basedOnAuthor Ernest Hemingway
character Harry Morgan
Leona Charles
Lucy Morgan
cinematographyBy Ted McCord
countryOfOrigin United States
director Michael Curtiz
distributor Warner Bros.
editedBy Alan Crosland Jr.
era classic Hollywood cinema
genre crime drama
film noir
thriller
leadActor John Garfield
leadCharacterOccupation boat captain
leadRole Harry Morgan
medium black-and-white film
musicBy Max Steiner
narrativeElement smuggling
notableAspect considered one of the most faithful film adaptations of Hemingway’s work
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A struggling boat captain becomes involved in illegal smuggling to support his family, leading to danger and moral conflict.
producer Jerry Wald
productionCompany Warner Bros.
releaseDate September 30, 1950
releaseYear 1950
runtimeMinutes 97
screenwriter Ranald MacDougall
settingLocation California
starring John Garfield
Juano Hernández
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Patricia Neal
Phyllis Thaxter
Wallace Ford
William Campbell
theme crime and corruption
economic hardship
family responsibility
moral ambiguity
timePeriodOfSetting post-World War II era

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Ted McCord workedOn The Breaking Point
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