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Crossfire

Name: Crossfire
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Released: 1947-01-01

1947 film directed by Edward Dmytryk

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Released: 1947
Director: Edward Dmytryk
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2.filmaffinity.com/en/film743699.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
3.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=1094.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
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Screenwriter: John Paxton
, Richard Brooks
Producer: Dore Schary
, Adrian Scott
Cast: Robert Mitchum
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, Gloria Grahame
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, Robert Ryan
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, Robert Young
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Runtime: 88 min
Genre: film noir
, drama film
Country of origin: United States

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Crossfire is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame and Sam Levene. It is based on the 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole by the future film director Richard Brooks. The plot concerns a murder investigation among a group of demobilized military personnel, where antisemitism is a motivating factor.

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Director of photography: J. Roy Hunt
Narrative location: Washington, D.C.
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture(February 13, 1948) statement is subject of: 20th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress(February 13, 1948) statement is subject of: 20th Academy Awards · nominee: Gloria Grahame
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(February 13, 1948) statement is subject of: 20th Academy Awards · nominee: Robert Ryan
Academy Award for Best Director(February 13, 1948) nominee: Edward Dmytryk · statement is subject of: 20th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay(February 13, 1948) nominee: John Paxton · statement is subject of: 20th Academy Awards
Title: Crossfire
Color: black-and-white
Film editor: Harry W. Gerstad
Production designer: Albert S. D'Agostino
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Medierådet rating: Prohibited for children under 16
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 88%(September 8, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 24 critic review
7.4/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Crossfire”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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