Street of No Return
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| Directed by | Samuel Fuller |
| Written by | Jacques Bral Samuel Fuller |
| Starring | Keith Carradine Valentina Vargas |
| Cinematography | Pierre-William Glenn |
| Edited by | Jacques Bral |
| Music by | Kodu Kumar |
| Distributed by | BAC Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
Street of No Return is a 1989 French crime film co-written and directed by Samuel Fuller, based on the 1954 novel with the same title written by David Goodis.[1] Fuller's final theatrically released film before his death, it stars Keith Carradine and Valentina Vargas.
Plot
Michael (Keith Carradine), a crowd-pleasing singer meets a flashy young woman, Celia (Valentina Vargas), whom he forgets was featured in a video for one of his songs (the film's title track, co-written by Carradine and Fuller). Their passionate affair is truncated by Celia's lover, Eddie (Marc de Jonge), a drug dealer who foments racial antagonism as part of a scheme to buy up valuable real estate. Eddie slits Michael's throat, thereby ending his career and initiating his descent into vagrancy and alcoholism. Arrested for the murder of a policeman, Michael eventually convinces the irate chief of police (Bill Duke) of Eddie's involvement. Violent retribution follows.
Cast
- Keith Carradine as Michael
- Valentina Vargas as Celia
- Bill Duke as Lieutenant Borel
- Andréa Ferréol as Rhoda
- Bernard Fresson as Morin