Detective Story (1951)
67 %
Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 6 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Synopsis: William Wyler directed this classic adaptation of Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play. The film follows a day in the lives of detectives at a Manhattan police precinct. Among the cops is hard-boiled James McLeod -- a lawman who sees everything in terms of black and white. His inability to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon, William Bendix
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Wyler não consegue escapar da origem teatral do texto, mas imprime energia ao filme, que também é beneficiado por uma atuação estupenda de Douglas e por ótimas performances de Bendix, Parker e Grant (em sua estréia no cinema).
04/06/06
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01/26/06
William Bendix is the best reason to see this yarn, a diverting story that never makes an impression proportionate to the talent of its cast and crew.
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