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Criss Cross is a 1949 American film noir crime film starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea, directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Daniel Fuchs based on Don Tracy's 1934 novel of the same name.
Criss Cross: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally. An armored truck driver and his ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed on the route.
Mar 12, 2020 · Criss Cross is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Robert Siodmak starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea, from Don Tracy's novel of the same name. This film was shot partly on location in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles.
Considered one of the best of the film noirs to come out of Hollywood in the post-war years, Criss Cross (1949) tells the story of an honest armored-car guard whose involvement with his scheming ex-wife, now married to a sleazy gangster, lands him in the middle of a tangled and disastrous robbery.
Criss Cross (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
An armored-car guard (Burt Lancaster) must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife (Yvonne De Carlo) by her gangster husband (Dan Duryea).
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Illicit passion, greed, robbery, and murder collide in CRISS CROSS, a classic film noir suspense tale from a true master of the genre, Robert Siodmak (THE KILLERS).
An armored truck driver and his ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed on the route. After being away for a few years, working class Steve Thompson returns to his hometown of Los Angeles to move back into the family home with his parents and younger brother.
Inflamed passions, greed, robbery and murder are the sizzling ingredients which make director Robert Siodmak''s powerful thriller Criss Cross catch on fire.
Criss Cross (1949) is a classic period film noir, with a heist gone wrong, and a lonesome hero returning to Bunker Hill to find love and certain doom.
