Crossfire
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 Richard Brooks. The plot concerns a murder investigation among a group of demobilized military personnel, where antisemitism is a motivating factor.
Plot
In Washington D.C., a former US Army soldier named Joseph Samuels is found dead in a hotel room. Police Captain Finlay suspects that the murderer may be among a group of demobilized servicemen had been with Samuels and his female companion Miss Lewis at a hotel bar the night of his death.
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| author | John Paxton Richard Brooks |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Washington, D.C. |
| director | Edward Dmytryk |
| editor | Harry Gerstad |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | anti-catholicism in the united states antisemitism build dance hall hang hear help historical bigotry hotel bar hotel room jewish kill meet morning movie theater police captain police officer police station prime suspect talk us army wait wash washington d.c. win |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Adrian Scott |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | film noir noir |