Crossfire

Resource Information

The work Crossfire represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Crossfire

Statement of responsibility

an RKO Radio picture ; Dore Schary presents ; screen play by John Paxton ; produced by Adrian Scott ; directed by Edward Dmytryk

Title variation

Film noir classic collection

Title variation remainder

5 timeless suspense thrillers

Creator

• Crossfire (Motion picture : 1947)

Contributor

• Kelly, Paul, 1899-1956
• Keene, Tom, 1896-1963
• Levene, Sam, 1905-1980
• Grahame, Gloria
• Mitchum, Robert
• Paxton, John, 1911-1985
• Dwyer, Marlo, 1915-1999
• Phipps, William, 1922-
• Dmytryk, Edward
• Cooper, George, 1920-2015
• Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973
• Scott, Adrian, 1912-1973
• Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992
• Webb, Roy, 1888-1982
• Brodie, Steve, 1919-1992
• White, Jacqueline, 1922-
• Benedict, Richard, 1916-1984
• Barker, Lex, 1919-1973
• Young, Robert, 1907-1998
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• RKO Radio Pictures

Actor

• Barker, Lex, 1919-1973
• Levene, Sam, 1905-1980
• Keene, Tom, 1896-1963
• Grahame, Gloria
• Mitchum, Robert
• Dwyer, Marlo, 1915-1999
• Phipps, William, 1922-
• Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973
• Cooper, George, 1920-2015
• Brodie, Steve, 1919-1992
• Benedict, Richard, 1916-1984
• Young, Robert, 1907-1998
• Kelly, Paul, 1899-1956
• White, Jacqueline, 1922-

Composer

• Webb, Roy, 1888-1982

Director

• Dmytryk, Edward

Producer

• Scott, Adrian, 1912-1973

Production company

• RKO Radio Pictures

Publisher

• Warner Home Video (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Paxton, John, 1911-1985

Subject

• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Film noir
• Hate crimes
• Hate crimes -- Drama
• Jews
• Jews -- Drama
• Murder -- Investigation
• Murder -- Investigation -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films -- United States
• Antisemitism
• Antisemitism -- Drama
• Antisemitismo -- Teatro
• Asesinato -- Investigación (Pesquisas) -- Teatro
• Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992
• Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 -- Film adaptations
• Detective and mystery films
• Detective and mystery films
• Detective and mystery plays
• Detective and mystery plays
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films

Genre

• Film noir
• Teatro
• Film adaptations
• Fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• trueDrama
• Detective and mystery plays
• Detective and mystery films

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

A police captain methodically unravels the truth behind the brutal murder of an innocent Jewish man by a World War II soldier with a rabid hatred of Jews

Related

• Crossfire, hate is like a gun

Member of

• Film noir classic collection, v. 2

Cataloging source

LCS

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, J. Roy Hunt ; film editor, Harry Gerstad ; music, Roy Webb

Dewey number

813.54

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.C76 1996x

PerformerNote

Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly, Sam Levene, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie, George Cooper, Richard Benedict, Richard Powers, William Phipps, Lex Barker, Marlo Dwyer

Runtime

85

Series statement

Film noir classic collection

Series volume

v. 2

Target audience

general

Technique

live action