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The Big Knife (1955)
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25 November 1955 (USA)
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Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career...
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Tremendously powerful movie
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(Complete credited cast) | Jack Palance | ... | Charles Castle |
 | Ida Lupino | ... | Marion Castle |
| Wendell Corey | ... | Smiley Coy |
| Jean Hagen | ... | Connie Bliss |
 | Rod Steiger | ... | Stanley Shriner Hoff |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Dixie Evans |
| Ilka Chase | ... | Patty Benedict |
| Everett Sloane | ... | Nat Danziger |
| Wesley Addy | ... | Horatio "Hank" Teagle |
| Paul Langton | ... | Buddy Bliss |
| Nick Dennis | ... | Mickey Feeney |
| Bill Walker | ... | Russell |
| Michael Winkelman | ... | Billy Castle (as Mike Winkelman) |
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111 min
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Shot in 15 days.
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Crew or equipment visible: The camera and operator are visibly reflected in one scene in the living room.
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Dixie Evans:
I don't care if I do see a snake. I'm sure I'd much rather see a snake than a Hollywood producer.
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Referenced in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
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Jack Palance gives an amazing performance here in a part that so many other actors must have been dying to play. You can picture a lot of actors of the time - Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Marlon Brando - as Charlie Castle, but I can't picture anyone as good as Palance. It's a riveting movie from start top finish with one great line after another. Almost Shakespearean in breadth, depth & power.