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Jo Eisinger
Born July 24, 1909 · New York City, New York, USA
Died January 1, 1991 · aged 81
Jo Eisinger (July 24, 1909 – January 1991) was a film and television writer whose career spanned more than 40 years from the early 1940s well into the 1980s. He is widely recognized as the writer of two of the most psychologically complex film noirs, Gilda (1946) and Night and the City (1950).
Known For
Gilda · 1946Gilda
★ 7.51946
MovieRomanceDrama
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
The Dirty Game · 1965The Dirty Game
★ 6.01965
MovieDramaThriller
A U.S. intelligence general recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet, French and Italian spies.
Night and the City · 1950Night and the City
★ 7.51950
MovieDramaCrime
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
The Poppy Is Also a Flower · 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower
★ 6.01966
MovieCrimeDrama
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
Cold Sweat · 1970Cold Sweat
★ 5.71970
MovieThrillerAction
During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.
The Jigsaw Man · 1983The Jigsaw Man
★ 5.01983
MovieThriller
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.
They Came to Rob Las Vegas · 1968They Came to Rob Las Vegas
★ 5.91968
MovieDramaCrime
After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.
Crime of Passion · 1956Crime of Passion
★ 6.11956
MovieDramaCrime
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
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