The Breaking Point (1950 film)

The Breaking Point
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Screenplay by	Ranald MacDougall
Based on	To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway
Produced by	Jerry Wald
Starring	John Garfield Patricia Neal Phyllis Thaxter Juano Hernandez
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Alan Crosland Jr.
Music by	Max Steiner
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 30, 1950 (1950-09-30) (United States)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 ^[1] (the first one having featured Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall). It stars John Garfield, in his penultimate film role, and Patricia Neal.