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Apr 2, 2021 · The more well-known Crossfire was released in August to critical and commercial acclaim, with its story of a killer (Robert Ryan) an ex-GI motivated by rabid anti-Semitism who is eventually...
- Brian Faucette
May 6, 2020 · Earlier in 1947, “Crossfire” debuted, becoming the first major Hollywood feature to address contemporary anti-Semitism, going so far as to say the until-then-verboten word “Jew.”
Stark, claustrophobic thriller about an anti-Semitic soldier who kills a Jewish war veteran, evading detection because of his loyal friends' protection. However, a detective is determined that...
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- Robert Young
- Edward Dmytryk
- RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Crossfire is a 1947 American film noir drama film starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement.
Apr 12, 2021 · The film’s pivot toward acknowledging a then recent global trauma in the form of murderous anti-Semitism fits well with the cycle of noir that was being popularized in the wake of the war. Crossfire draws a further link between itself and World War II, making both the suspects of the murder soldiers on leave in Washington DC.
Crossfire (originaly titled "Cradle Of Fear") is a taut and gripping picture that boldly tackles anti-Semitism. Though the makers were forced to tone down the story from the original source, the novel is about homosexual hatred as opposed to anti-Semitism, what remains, largely due to RKO supremo Dore Schary and producer Adrian Scott, is a sort ...
Crossfire is a frank spotlight on anti-Semitism. Producer Dore Schary, in association with Adrian Scott, has pulled no punches. There is no skirting such relative fol-de-rol as...
