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Crossfire (1947)

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Average Rating: 7.2/10
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This drama was one of the first major-studio efforts to confront anti-Semitism (beating the Oscar-winning Gentleman's Agreement by several months), and it features a standout performance from Robert Ryan as a bigoted soldier on the run. Monty Montogomery (Ryan) is a violent and unstable soldier who, while out on a pass, goes on a drinking spree with three buddies, Floyd (Steve Brodie), Arthur (George A. Cooper), and Leroy (William Phipps). While boozing it up in a tavern, the four men meet

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Edward Dmytryk , Anthony Maharaj

Written By: John Paxton, Richard Brooks

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1947 Wide

On DVD: Jul 5, 2005

Cast

Robert Young
Capt. Finlay
Robert Mitchum
Sgt. Peter Kelley
Robert Ryan
Monty Montgomery
Gloria Grahame
Ginny Tremaine
Paul Kelly
The Man
Sam Levene
Joseph Samuels
Jacqueline White
Mary Mitchell
Steve Brodie
Floyd Bowers
Richard Benedict
Bill Williams
William Phipps
Leroy
Lex Barker
Harry
Marlo Dwyer
Miss Lewis
Robert Bray
M.P.
Carl Faulkner
Deputy
Harry Harvey
Tenant
Tom Keene
Detective Dick
Kenneth MacDonald
Major
George Meader
Police Surgeon
Philip Morris
Police Sergeant
Jay Norris
M.P.
Richard Powers
Detective
George Turner
M.P.
George A. Cooper
Arthur Mitchell
Allan Ray
Soldier
Don Cadell
Military Police
Bill Nind
Waiter
Richard Norton
Richard Straker
Michael Meyer
Soleri
Daniel Dietrich
Pappas
Eric Hahn
Varela
Wren T. Brown
Don Pemrick
Stephen Young
George Cooper

Critic Reviews for Crossfire

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

Producer Dore Schary, in association with Adrian Scott, has pulled no punches.

April 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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While the film remains a respectable thriller, only Ryan's crafty, quietly deranged performance lifts it out of the ordinary.

April 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

A thematically articulate film.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

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Sutil como um touro numa loja de porcelana, soa implaus�vel em sua trama e tolo na maneira com que prega o �bvio. Com isso, suas v�lidas inten��es morais se tornam apenas infantis.

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Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

A classic.

April 8, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

This ultra-low-budget thriller did what all great B movies do: it broached a subject that 'respectable' movies wouldn't touch.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

Dealing with racial bigotry, this tense thriller combines a message drama with the stylistics of film noir, resulting in one of the best films of the 1940s, with top notch work from Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan.

June 6, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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It has a very strong and powerful message against anti-Semitism.

August 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

a drawn-out hour of investigation that looks like a schoolyard game of C.S.I.

January 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Brave and impressive stuff.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

An intriguing combination of a common noir theme with the liberal-minded message picture.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Edinburgh U Film Society

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Keith H. Brown

Edinburgh U Film Society

It would have been a much better film if it weren't for the censor: there is absolutely no question about that.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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When a Jewish man is beaten to death in a hate crime, police detective Robert Young finds his suspicions as to the culprit difficult to prove. Although it has many of the visual trappings of Film Noir, Crossfire is more of an examination of prejudice and its repercussions in society. The crux of the film is Young's

November 30, 2007

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A man is found beaten to death in his apartment. The last people he was seen with were four soliders. One of them did it, but which one? Robert Young as a police detective, in a better performance than I would normally expect out of him, wants to find out. Even though it's pretty obvious who the killer is early on, I

September 11, 2009