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starring: William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb, Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunnedirected by: Rudolph Maté
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302824803
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630282480X
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: May 16, 2000
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 36584
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1946
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Lost Weekend
I watched "The Dark Past" because I (generally) enjoy William Holden films. He plays a rather different role in this movie but he does alright. I recently had seen Lee J. Cobb in one of his best roles in "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit" and was looking forward to seeing another movie of his from that era. He is good although not as good as in TMITGFS. I noticed Lois Maxwell's name in the cast which made me wonder if it was Miss Moneypenny but I didn't make the visual connection.
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Rating:  - Psychological chessmatch
"The Dark Past" is an underrated compelling psychological drama owing to the excellent acting performances by two terrific actors William Holden and Lee J. Cobb. The story surrounds the recounting by Cobb, a police psychiatrist, of an incident involving deranged killer and escaped convict Al Walker played by Holden.
Cobb at the time was a professor of psychology at a university. He had planned to spend the weekend at his country house with his family and some guests. Just at that time ... Read More
Rating:  - Superficial and dull
Made seven years before "The Desperate Hours," this film has a similar plot: a family is held hostage after criminals invade their home. "The Dark Past" adds a psychological twist that had the potential to be interesting, but turns out to be a fatal problem. There's nothing here but glib pop psychology of the most lightweight kind, and the movie is both ridiculous and boring as a result. William Holden and Lee J. Cobb struggle valiantly to save the wretched script, but there isn't much they can do.
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