Film Noir

These cynical and pessimistic films from the 1930s and '40s touched a nerve in Americans. Historians link the genre's overriding paranoia to Cold War-related angst over the nuclear threat and the Hollywood blacklist. In addition, a cinematographer demonstrates the creation of noir lighting, which gave films their peculiar look and emphasized the themes of corruption and urban decay.

Directing

Jeffrey Schon · Director

Writing

Alan Berliner · Writer

Mark Horowitz · Writer

Lighting

Anthony G. Nakonechnyj · Gaffer

Guest Stars (2)

Sasha Alpert as Self

Paul Arthur as Self