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  1. Crossfire is a 1947 Film Noir which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and the screenplay was written by John Paxton, based on the 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole by screenwriter and director Richard Brooks. The film stars ...

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  2. 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, [5] [6] as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk [7] and the screenplay was written by John Paxton, based on the 1945 ...

  3. Crossfire: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. With Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame. A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar.

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    • Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
    • Edward Dmytryk
    • 1947-08-15
  4. Feb 20, 2024 · A powerful and atmospheric noir about hatred"Crossfire"Hold on to your seats, because “Crossfire” is a brisk, atmospheric thriller that takes viewers on a turbulent ride through a world of mystery and suspense. A superb low-budget film noir, it proves that great entertainment doesn’t need a big bankroll to dazzle. A fantastic script, motley crew of dynamic characters, glorious visual ...

  5. 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. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and the screenplay was written by John Paxton, based on the 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole by screenwriter and director Richard ...

  6. Dark, anonymous city streets and drab interiors reinforce the psychic distance that separates the characters — and human beings, generally — in Edward Dmytryk’s Crossfire, a postwar meditation on the hate that sat at the heart of World War II. That hate is gloriously embodied in the form of Robert Ryan, who plays the slowly tightening ...

  7. When a man is found savagely beaten to death, it falls to local police captain "Finlay" (Robert Young) to track down the perpetrators. His attention is soon drawn to a group of recently demobbed soldiers who had had drinks with the deceased and his girlfriend (Marlo Dwyer) earlier that evening.