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Fritz Lang helmed this very American adaptation of Émile Zola’s La Bête Humaine in which a railway brakeman, recently returned from the Korean War, becomes involved with his boss’ wife. Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame, the sizzling stars of Lang’s previous film The Big Heat, return here for more action.
This article appears in May 30 • 2003.
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