The Hitch-Hiker + Ida Lupino Talk 12A
This film is F-Rated
Celebrating the empowerment of women in the film industry. Read more >
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.
This screening will be followed by a talk on director Ida Lupino:
Ida Lupino was a film industry pioneer: the only woman directing, producing and starring in Hollywood studio films in the 1950's. We’re celebrating her glass-ceiling-shattering career in a talk given by the fabulous Emmie McFadden – Film Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University – looking at the inspiring history of Lupino.
- Director
- Ida Lupino
- Country
- USA
- Year
- 1953
- Duration
- 67 mins
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