---
title: 'The Breaking Point (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-breaking-point-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042281/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Breaking Point (1950)

1950 · 97 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by Michael Curtiz and the second film adaptation of the 1937 Ernest Hemingway novel To Have and Have Not, the first one having featured Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The film stars Patricia Neal and John Garfield in his penultimate film role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Ranald MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ranald-macdougall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-jackson)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted McCord](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-mccord)

## Cast

- [Phyllis Thaxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-thaxter)
- [Jack Mower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mower)
- [John Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-garfield)
- [Juano Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/juano-hernandez)
- [William Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-campbell)
- [Ralph Dumke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dumke)
- [James Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-griffith)
- [Peter Brocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-brocco)
- [Victor Sen Yung](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sen-yung)
- [John Alvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alvin)
- [John Doucette](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-doucette)
- [Wallace Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-ford)
- [Edmon Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmon-ryan)
- [Patricia Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-neal)

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