The Dark Beauty of Film Noir in 50 Perfect Shots

In an attempt to capture the visual brilliance of film noir in one place, The Nitrate Diva presents 50 beautiful shots from the best of the genre.

THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)

Director of Photography: George E. Diskant | Director: Richard Fleischer

The Narrow Margin film noir


THE BIG HEAT (1953)

Director of Photography: Charles Lang | Director: Fritz Lang


THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)

Director of Photography: Nicholas Musuraca | Director: Fritz Lang


THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)

Director of Photography: Nicholas Musuraca | Director: Ida Lupino


THE BIG COMBO (1955)

Director of Photography: John Alton | Director: Joseph H. Lewis


KISS ME DEADLY (1955)

Director of Photography: Ernest Laszlo | Director: Robert Aldrich


THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)

Director of Photography: Stanley Cortez | Director: Charles Laughton


THE KILLING (1956)

Director of Photography: Lucien Ballard | Director: Stanley Kubrick


THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)

Director of Photography: James Wong Howe | Director: Alexander Mackendrick


TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)

Director of Photography: Russell Metty | Director: Orson Welles

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