Three Noirs by Jacques Tourneur
4 Episodes
A master of mood, shadow, and dreamy ambiguity, French-born director Jacques Tourneur brought a sophisticated subtlety to his celebrated work in Hollywood. His command of atmosphere and darkly poetic sensibility were particularly suited to film noir, as seen in this trio of stylish, chiaroscuro-engraved favorites, including the stone-cold classic OUT OF THE PAST, a reverie of romantic doom starring genre icon Robert Mitchum in one of his definitive roles.
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01:06Episode 1Three Noirs by Jacques Tourneur Teaser
Episode 1
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1:36:43Episode 2Out of the Past
Episode 2
Directed by Jacques Tourneur • 1947 • United States
Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk DouglasEverything you want in a film noir you’ll find in OUT OF THE PAST: a tenacious detective (Robert Mitchum) spinning his wheels to make good, a drop-dead beauty (Jane Greer) up to no good, and a m...
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1:26:34Episode 3Berlin Express
Episode 3
Directed by Jacques Tourneur • 1948 • United States
Starring Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Charles KorvinDuring the heady, dangerous days just after World War II, the paths of six people from different countries cross on a train bound from Paris to Germany in this atmospheric spy thriller. Stars M...
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Nightfall
Episode 4
Directed by Jacques Tourneur • 1956 • United States
Starring Brian Keith, Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft
Directed by Jacques Tourneur from one of the masterful, despairing novels of David Goodis, NIGHTFALL is the tale of an innocent man trapped in a senseless and lethal web of seduction and crime. The...