Criss Cross (1949)
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100% of critics liked it
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77% of users liked it
(1,467 ratings)
Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) returns home after a few years of knocking around the country following his divorce from good-time girl Anna (Yvonne De Carlo). Getting his old job back driving an armored car, and not even convincing himself that he's making a new start, he also wants his old… More Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster) returns home after a few years of knocking around the country following his divorce from good-time girl Anna (Yvonne De Carlo). Getting his old job back driving an armored car, and not even convincing himself that he's making a new start, he also wants his old wife back. When he finds Anna, he quickly learns that she is involved with gangster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). Nonetheless, they carry on a clandestine affair, with Steve foolishly believing that Anna will return to him. Even after she marries Slim, Steve, with her encouragement, masochistically clings to this doomed obsession. So when Slim catches them together, Steve ad libs plans for an armored car robbery that includes Slim. The two rivals form an uneasy and untrusting collaboration, but Steve and Anna plan to double cross Slim. However, the title of Robert Siodmak's film noir gem is, not incidentally, Criss Cross. ~ Steve Press, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Siodmak
- Written By
- Daniel Fuchs, Don Tracy
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1949 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Deluxe film noir, with rich visual style.
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Bill Clark, FromTheBalcony
A truly classic film noir.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Cynical film noir of obsessive love and betrayal.
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Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online
Solid little thriller that inspired Steven Soderbergh's "The Underneath."
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies
All of the elements for a great film noir are here.
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Steve Thompson
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Yvonne De Carlo
as Anna
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Dan Duryea
as Slim Dundee
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Stephen McNally
as Lt. Pete Ramirez
- Esy Morales
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Richard Long
as Slade Thompson
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Tom Pedi
as Vincent
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Percy Helton
as Frank
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Alan Napier
as Finchley
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Griff Barnett
as Pop
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Meg Randall
as Helen
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Joan Miller
as The Lush
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Edna Holland
as Mrs. Thompson
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John Doucette
as Walt
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Marc Krah
as Mort
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James O'Reare
as Waxie
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John Miller
as Midget
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Dolores Castle
as Girl
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Gene Evans
as Guard
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Lee Tung Foo
as Chinese Cook
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George Lynn
as Andy
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Robert Osterloh
as Mr. Nelson
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Garry Owen
as Johnny
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Kenneth Patterson
as Guard
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Isabel Randolph
as Nurse
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Vincent Renno
as Headwaiter
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Beatrice Roberts
as Nurse
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John Roy
as Bartender
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Vito Scotti
as Track Usher
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Ann Staunton
as Girl
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Kippee Valez
as Girl Friend
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Charles Wagenheim
as Waiter
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Tony Curtis
as Gigolo
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Tim Hawkins
as Boy
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Diane Stewart
as Girl
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Robert Winkler
as Clark
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Michael Cisney
as Chester
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Geraldine Jordan
as Girl
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Stephen Roberts
as Doctor
