Dark Passage (film)

Dark Passage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDelmer Daves
Screenplay byDelmer Daves
Based onDark Passage
by David Goodis
Produced byJerry Wald
Starring
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byDavid Weisbart
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • September 5, 1947 (1947-09-05) (New York City)
  • September 27, 1947 (1947-09-27) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.6 million
Box office$3.4 million

Dark Passage is a 1947 American film noir directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same title by David Goodis. It was the third of four films real-life couple Bacall and Bogart made together.

The story follows protagonist Vincent Parry’s attempt to hide from the law and clear his name of murder. The first portion of the film subjectively depicts the male lead's point of view, concealing Bogart's face until his character undergoes plastic surgery to change his appearance.