The Breaking Point

Starring: Garfield, John and Neal, Patricia

Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, takes on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace Ford), as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde (Patricia Neal), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality-and his marriage-farther than he'll admit. Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883316341223
• Release Date: May 2003
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Allied Vaughn
• Director: Curtiz, Michael
• Starring: Garfield, John, Neal, Patricia
• Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: NTSC
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"