The Lineup

The Harvard Film Archive presents Don Siegel’s 1958 crime film *The Lineup*, a San Francisco-set thriller about drug smugglers racing against an exceptionally tight deadline. Shot across a vividly changing postwar city, the film turns locations including the Embarcadero YMCA and the soon-to-be-demolished Sutro Baths into settings for elaborate killings, while its harbor views, bay maps, and highway construction evoke San Francisco’s uncertain transition into a new era.

The screening is preceded by Nathaniel Dorsky’s *Threnody*, a silent short composed from luminous images filmed around San Francisco. Its rhythmic editing creates a contemplative meditation on the beauty and poignancy of each image.

When: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Showtime: 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Harvard Film Archive

Main Feature: *The Lineup*, directed by Don Siegel

Cast: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, and Warner Anderson

Format: 35mm film, black and white

Run time: 85 minutes

Preceded by: *Threnody*, directed by Nathaniel Dorsky

Preceding Film Details: United States, 2004; 16mm, color, silent; 25 minutes

Print Sources: *The Lineup* print supplied by Swank; *Threnody* print supplied by the Harvard Film Archive

Series: *Visions of a City, Or A Weekend in San Francisco*

Tickets: Price not available