The Hitch-Hiker
Noirvember • 1h 10m
Ida Lupino • USA • 1953 • Ida Lupino's thriller is the only classic noir by a woman.
Inspired by a true-life murder spree, in The Hitch-Hiker two men on a camping trip are held captive by a homicidal drifter who forces them, at gunpoint, to embark on a grim joyride across the Mexican desert.
Beyond its obvious cultural significance as the only classic film noir directed by a woman, Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-Hiker is laden with tension: one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s.
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