Video Americain

Synopsis

Thieves’ Highway is set in the world of “long-haul boys” who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos (Conte) is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Cobb). Along the way, he is seduced by siren Rica (Valentina Cortesa) and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket—landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this Jules Dassin masterpiece, the last film he completed in America before he was blacklisted.