George Pelecanos

The Rules of Film Noir (2009)

Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elaine Donnelly Pieper
CAST:  Matthew Sweet  •  Sheri Chinen Biesen  •  Neil Brand  •  Sarah Churchwell

Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elaine Donnelly Pieper
CAST:  Matthew Sweet  •  Sheri Chinen Biesen  •  Neil Brand  •  Sarah Churchwell

The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides (2005)

Filled with humor and defining experiences in both his own life and in the lives of some of his closest friends, William Faulkner and Robert Aldrich, as well as on his late wife, screenwriter Silvia Richards, Mr. Bezzerides offers colorful reflections as to why he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fay Lellios
CAST:  Jason Baldwin  •  Jules Dassin  •  Barry Gifford  •  George Pelecanos

Filled with humor and defining experiences in both his own life and in the lives of some of his closest friends, William Faulkner and Robert Aldrich, as well as on his late wife, screenwriter Silvia Richards, Mr. Bezzerides offers colorful reflections as to why he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fay Lellios
CAST:  Jason Baldwin  •  Jules Dassin  •  Barry Gifford  •  George Pelecanos

DC Noir (2019)

A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos' book of the same title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gbenga Akinnagbe  •  Stephen Kinigopoulos  •  George Pelecanos  •  Nicholas Pelecanos
CAST:  Judith Hoag  •  Gbenga Akinnagbe  •  Jay O. Sanders  •  Jermaine Crawford

A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos' book of the same title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gbenga Akinnagbe  •  Stephen Kinigopoulos  •  George Pelecanos  •  Nicholas Pelecanos
CAST:  Judith Hoag  •  Gbenga Akinnagbe  •  Jay O. Sanders  •  Jermaine Crawford