Directed by:
Edward DmytrykScreenplay:
John PaxtonCinematography:
J. Roy HuntComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly, Sam Levene, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie, George Cooper, Richard Benedict, Tom Keene (more)VOD (1)
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Years of police work have taught Detective Finlay that where there's crime, there's motive. But he finds no usual motive when investigating a man's death by beating. The man was killed because he was a Jew. "Hate", Finlay says, "is like a gun". Robert Young portrays Finlay, Robert Mitchum is a laconic army sergeant assisting in the investigation of G.I. suspects, and Robert Ryan plays a vicious bigot in a landmark film noir nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Edward Dmytryk directs, draping the genre's stylistic backdrops and flourishes around a topic rarely before explored in films: anti-Semitism in the U.S. Here, Hollywood takes aim at injustice... and catches bigotry in a Crossfire. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1948 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1948 - Edward Dmytryk (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1948 - Robert Ryan (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1948 - Gloria Grahame (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1948 - Best Original Story
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1949 - Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1947 - Best Film
- 1947 - Edward Dmytryk (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1947 - Edward Dmytryk (Grand Prize of the Festival Best Social Film)