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Criss Cross

  • 7.4 /10

  • 148

  • 86%

Plot

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

Cast

Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson
Burt Lancaster

as Steve Thompson

Yvonne De Carlo as Anna
Dan Duryea as Slim Dundee
Dan Duryea

as Slim Dundee

Stephen McNally as Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
Stephen McNally

as Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez

Esy Morales as Orchestra Leader
Esy Morales

as Orchestra Leader

Tom Pedi as Vincent
Tom Pedi

as Vincent

Percy Helton as Frank
Percy Helton

as Frank

Alan Napier as Finchley
Alan Napier

as Finchley

Griff Barnett as Pop
Meg Randall as Helen
Meg Randall

as Helen

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • February 4, 1949

Production Companies

  • Universal International Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.47 hrs

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from filmnoiroftheweek.com I always find the music in film noir interesting. Unlike self-conscious noirs like Farewell, My Lovely and Body Heat, most noir soundtracks are orchestral – not jazz. The slow wailing saxophone over a Robert Mitchum voice-over can be found in noir parodies like the Guy Noir segments of A Prairie Home Companion. Strangely enough, that kind of music track is never actu…

I should have been a better friend. I shoulda stopped you. Criss Cross is directed by Robert Siodmak and adapted by Daniel Fuchs from Don Tracy's novel. It stars Burt Lancaster, Yvonne de Carlo, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally. Music is scored by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography is by Franz Planer. Steve Thompson (Lancaster) and old flame Anna (de Carlo) begin to rekindle their love, much to …