
Cry of the City
1948, Crime/Drama, 1h 35m
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Cast & Crew
Lt. Candella
Martin Rome
Brenda Martingale
Lt Collins
W.A. Niles
Teena Riconti
Critic Reviews for Cry of the City
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (1)
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The beauty of Siodmak's film is how it objectively observes how a man acts with the spectre of death on his shoulder.
April 23, 2015 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
In luscious blacks and whites, this film noir thriller takes place in Little Italy, New York, and is a precursor to the cinema of Scorsese, with a touch of Hitchcock in its affectionate embrace of man's dark side.
April 16, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The sequences on the rainy, neon-lit streets of downtown Manhattan are brought off with exhilarating flair and the two men's closeup confrontations have power and punch.
April 16, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Film noir doesn't get much murkier than Robert Siodmak's 1948 New York-set immigrant story.
April 13, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
It's an exciting motion picture, credibly put together to wring out every bit of strong action and tension inherent in such a plot.
October 18, 2008 | Full Review… -
Riveting example of Siodmak's skill not only in transforming indifferent material, but in giving the feel of studio noir to location shooting.
February 10, 2007 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Cry of the City
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Apr 14, 2020Another film noir gem that goes largely unnoticed by many fans of the genre. There are spectacular on-location scenes (New York), solid performances by the leads Victor Mature and Richard Conte and a storyline that treats the subject matter with depth and little notice to Hollywood tropes.Aldo G Super Reviewer
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