'Night and the City' and 'Thieves Highway'
The artistic tragedy of Jules Dassin's being
blacklisted in Hollywood after 1949's swiftly
compelling 'Thieves' Highway' is leavened somewhat
by the fact that the 94-year-old director is still around
to partake in the contemporary celebration of his
dashing noir oeuvre
"...1972 French television program with Dassin, still a rigorous compassionist, highlight a handful of DVD bonuses on Thieves' Highway..."
