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Edge of the City : Docker's Hook Duel

Charlie (Jack Warden) goads Tommy (Sidney Poitier) into a fight with their docker's hooks. Charlie kills Tommy, who dies in Axel's (John Cassavetes) arms.

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camera height, close-up, depth of field, dolly in, fade-in, fade-out, framing, handheld camera, high angle, hurry, long shot, medium long shot, medium shot, music, nondiegetic, pan, performance, reaction shot, set, shallow focus, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

Black: African-American, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, White: White American

"Docker's Hook Duel" in Edge of the City. Directed by Martin Ritt, Jonathan Productions, 1957, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2588

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Eduardo Mendoza

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