Apr 1 2008 Director Jules Dassin Dies

Jules Dassin, the 96-year-old director of the award-winning Never on Sunday and the classic heist flick Rififi, died Monday following a short illness. As a memorial, I suggest watching Night and the City, starring the also-recently-deceased Richard Widmark. It will really make you think, man, it's too bad those two guys died, even though they lived into their 90s and were no longer making films anyway.

Thanks for sharing the sad news, Ted, you downer.

Director Jules Dassin Dies [WENN]