They Live by Night
Cops or no cops I'm going through!
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
Who's in it
Cast
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14 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
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Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Nov 1, 1949
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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