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Podcast: 16mm Film Crew Podcast
Episode: Nightmare Alley
Description: Guillermo del Toro recreates a classic noir psychological thriller about greed, power, and the circus. We breakdown this Best Picture nominee and review the winners from the BAFTA and Critic's Choice Awards.
Movie Info
Directed By: Â Guillermo del Toro
Written By: Â Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara
Plot: In 1940s New York, down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. Using newly acquired knowledge, Carlisle crafts a golden ticket to success by swindling the elite and wealthy. Ho...