Distribution

The Hitch-Hiker (R/I)

Dir: Ida Lupino

United States of America (USA)

1953

71 mins

12A

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  • South West
  • London
  • Scotland
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Broadway Cinema

14/11/2017

- 15/11/2017

Nottingham

Cube Cinema

17/12/2017

- 17/12/2017

Bristol

Curzon Cinema & Arts

11/01/2018

- 11/01/2018

Clevedon

Curzon Goldsmiths

04/03/2018

- 04/03/2018

Lewisham,

London

Derby QUAD

20/11/2017

- 21/11/2017

Derby

Eden Court Theatre

19/01/2018

- 19/01/2018

mac

30/11/2017

- 30/11/2017

Birmingham

Phoenix

13/01/2018

- 14/01/2018

Leicester

Showroom Workstation

26/11/2017

- 26/11/2017

Sheffield

South Hill Park Arts Centre

25/01/2018

- 25/01/2018

Bracknell

The Courtyard

04/11/2017

- 08/11/2017

Excluded Dates: 5th-7th

Hereford

Broadway Cinema

14/11/2017

- 15/11/2017

Nottingham

Derby QUAD

20/11/2017

- 21/11/2017

Derby

mac

30/11/2017

- 30/11/2017

Birmingham

Phoenix

13/01/2018

- 14/01/2018

Leicester

The Courtyard

04/11/2017

- 08/11/2017

Excluded Dates: 5th-7th

Hereford

Cube Cinema

17/12/2017

- 17/12/2017

Bristol

Curzon Cinema & Arts

11/01/2018

- 11/01/2018

Clevedon

Curzon Goldsmiths

04/03/2018

- 04/03/2018

Lewisham,

London

Eden Court Theatre

19/01/2018

- 19/01/2018

Showroom Workstation

26/11/2017

- 26/11/2017

Sheffield

South Hill Park Arts Centre

25/01/2018

- 25/01/2018

Bracknell

Cast:

Edmond O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman

Ida Lupino’s gritty noir deserves to become a classic of the thriller genre. A favourite of Martin Scorsese, this true crime story will leave you unsettled. Based on the case of psychopathic murderer Billy Cook, the story begins with two friends (Edmund O’Brien and Frank Lovejoy) taking a fishing trip. Picking up a hitchhiker (William Talman), they quickly realise their mistake as he forces them on a grim road trip, fleeing a killing spree. The hitcher is a demonic figure, sadistically taunting the two men and frustrating their escape attempts with nail-biting results.

A fascinating study of gruesome masculinity, interpreted by a trailblazing independent female director, this is a terrifyingly real ride into the heart of darkness.

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