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Criss Cross
Directed by Robert Siodmak
1949•1h 28m•NR•★ 7.5
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Synopsis
An armored-car guard returns to Los Angeles and falls back into a reckless, obsessive affair with his duplicitous ex-wife, concocting an inside robbery scheme with her psychopathic gangster husband that spirals into catastrophic double-crosses. Robert Siodmak's fatalistic film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, and Dan Duryea.
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Criss Cross
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Robert Siodmak
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MovementNocturnal
Film Noir
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Cast & Crew
DirectorRobert Siodmak
WriterWilliam BowersDaniel Fuchs
CinematographyFranz Planer
MusicMiklós Rózsa
Principal Cast
Burt LancasterSteve Thompson
Yvonne De CarloAnna
Dan DuryeaSlim Dundee
Stephen McNallyDet. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
Esy MoralesOrchestra Leader
Tom PediVincent
Percy HeltonFrank
Alan NapierFinchley
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 28m (88 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorRobert Siodmak
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioUniversal International Pictures
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