The Hitch-Hiker
1953 film by Ida Lupino
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Summary
The Hitch-Hiker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,135 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ida Lupino[3]
- Screenwriter: Ida Lupino[4], Robert L. Joseph[5], Daniel Mainwaring[6]
- Composer: Leith Stevens[7]
- Genre: drama film[8], crime film[9], film noir[10]
- Cast member: Edmond O'Brien[11], Frank Lovejoy[12], William Talman[13], Jean Del Val[14], José Torvay[15], Natividad Vacío[16], Wade Crosby[17], Nacho Galindo[18]
- Producer: Collier Young[19]
- Production company: RKO Pictures[20], The Filmakers, Inc.[21]
- Director of photography: Nicholas Musuraca[22]
- Part of: National Film Registry[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24], Spanish[25]
- Commons category: The Hitch-Hiker[26]
- Distribution format: video on demand[27]
- Color: black-and-white[28]
- Country of origin: United States[29]
- Publication date: January 1, 1953[30], March 20, 1953[31], March 21, 1953[32], April 3, 1953[33]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[34], Netflix[35]
- Narrative location: Mexico[36], Southern California[37]
- Main subject: hostage taking[38], psychopathy[39], escape[40], fugitive[41]
- Film editor: Douglas Stewart[42]
- Described by source: BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women[43], Women Make Film[44]
- Title: The Hitch-Hiker[45]
- Duration: 71 minutes[46]
- Set in period: 1950s[47]
- BBFC rating: Rejected[48], X certificate[49], 12 certificate[50]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[51]
Why It Matters
The Hitch-Hiker has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]