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Hi-Jack Highway

1955 · 93 min

A grim, rain-slicked noir where an ordinary man is slowly squeezed by suspicion and bad luck.

Overview
A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death, and his new truck is impounded. To make matters worse, the man's widow accuses him of having robbed her husband, and a gang of sinister crooks are also harassing him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • deception
  • isolation
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Written by
Gilles Grangier, Michel Audiard
Starring
Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Gaby Basset, Marcel Bozzuffi, Robert Dalban, Albert Dinan, Ginette Leclerc, Henri Crémieux
Music
Henri Crolla
Cinematography
Pierre Montazel
Runtime
93 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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