Nicholas Ray's direction stresses the realism of the script taken from Willard Motley's novel of the same title, and gives the film a hard, taut pace that compels complete attention.
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10/22/07
Knock on Any Door (1949)
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Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 6
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A kid from the wrong side of the tracks doesn't look like he has a chance when he's arrested for murdering a cop. But he manages to win the sympathies of a tough lawyer who experienced similar... [More]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts
Director: Nicholas Ray
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Reviews for Knock on Any Door
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Top CriticThis hard-hitting crime melodrama offers excellent direction from the always interesting Nicholas Ray and a fine performance from Bogart.
10/22/07
No review available.
05/24/07
A pretentiously 'social' melodrama which came to the Astor yesterday.
03/25/06
Top CriticI's hard hitting in its own right, tautly crafted, and repeatedly stabbed through with Ray's impulsive generosity and anguish towards his characters.
02/09/06
No review available.
06/25/05
Though Ray's film has a strong sense of social and moral outrage, the narrative doesn't bear out the simplistic conclusions arrived at.
03/21/05
The excitement and tension is built up nicely, and although it touches on the melodramatic at times, remains crisp and sharp throughout.
05/24/03
Nicholas Ray wrestles with his social consciousness and loses in this drab 1949 drama.
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