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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

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Original – The Hitch-Hiker, a 1953 American film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino, starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy, about two friends taken hostage by a hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico.

Reason: high quality copy of a notable film (1,920 × 1,080 pixels, 2.55 Mbps), selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Quote from the article: "The film has been widely praised in the years since its release." It was the first American mainstream film noir directed by a woman.
Articles in which this image appears: The Hitch-Hiker, Ida Lupino
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Ida Lupino, uploaded by Koavf

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 11:53, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support - GamerPro64 04:26, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Merci, amigo. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 04:48, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:08, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:23, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Hitch-Hiker.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:12, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]