Criss Cross (1949 film)
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- This article is about the 1949 film. For the 1992 film, see CrissCross.
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| Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
| Produced by | Michael Kraike |
| Written by | Daniel Fuchs Don Tracy (novel) |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 12, 1949 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
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Criss Cross is a 1949 film noir movie, directed by Robert Siodmak from a novel written by Don Tracy. This black and white film was shot in its entirety in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. The film was written by Daniel Fuchs. Franz Planer's cinematography creates a black-and-white film noir world. Miklós Rózsa scored the film's soundtrack. Remade as The Underneath in 1995.
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[edit] Plot
Reuniting with director Siodmak after their success with Ernest Hemingway's The Killers, Burt Lancaster plays a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgment. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries a mobster (Slim Dundee played by Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Lancaster leads Duryea into a daylight armored-truck robbery, only to be "criss crossed" when the crime is pulled off.
[edit] Trivia
The film features 1940s film footage of Angels Flight and Union Station in Los Angeles.
[edit] Main cast
- Burt Lancaster .... Steve Thompson
- Yvonne De Carlo .... Anna Dundee
- Dan Duryea .... Slim Dundee
- Stephen McNally .... Det. Lt. Pete Ramirez
Criss Cross features the screen debut of Tony Curtis. Also appearing in the movie are supporting actors Percy Helton (playing a bartender) and Stephen McNally (as the cop friend of Steve's).
[edit] Quote from film
"I should have been a better friend. I shoulda stopped you. I shoulda grabbed you by the neck, I shoulda kicked your teeth in. I'm sorry Steve." Det. Lt. Pete Ramirez
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