Film noir is a genre that refers to sophisticated Hollywood criminal dramas, especially those that are deeply cynical. When did the "classic period" of American film noir happen?

The 1940s and 1950s are often considered to be the "classic period" of American film noir. The films of this era feature black-and-white visual aesthetics derived from German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the archetypal tales and attitudes associated with classic noir stem from the hardboiled style of crime fiction that developed in the United States during the Great Depression.

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