United States 1946Language:EnglishDirector:Robert SiodmakWriter:John HustonCinematographer:Elwood BredellEditor:Arthur HiltonMusic:Miklós RózsaSound:Bernard B. BrownWith:Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmund O’BrianProducer:Mark HellingerDistributor:Park Circus98 min, Black and white

Robert Siodmak's classic film noir based on Ernest Hemingway's short story of the same name made Burt Lancaster an overnight star as a boxer who falls into the hands of contract killers. Ava Gardner shines as the dazzling femme fatal. Even before the cinema release, Lette Valeska's early portrait series aroused interest in the later idols of the 1950s.

Before the film there will be an introduction by Dr. Andreas Büttner.