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These are the 50 + Greatest Femmes Fatales - deadly killer female characters. Femme fatale literally means "killer (or deadly) woman." The traitorous, self-destructive femme fatale would often lead the struggling, disillusioned, and doomed hero into committing murder or some other crime of passion coupled with twisted love, in order to gain wealth or power. The illustrated reviews of over 50 films are included in this detailed and extensive featured selection. See Pictorial Guide to All Femmes Fatales. Film noirs first evolved in the 1940s, became prominent in the post-war era, and lasted in a classic "Golden Age" period until about 1960. A film noir story was often developed around a cynical, hard-hearted, disillusioned male character [e.g., Robert Mitchum, Fred MacMurray, Glenn Ford or Humphrey Bogart] who encountered a beautiful but promiscuous, amoral, double-dealing and seductive femme fatale that was often surrounded by deadly circumstances [e.g., Mary Astor, Veronica Lake, Gloria Grahame, Jane Greer, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Bennett or Lana Turner and many others]. |
 
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