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Also known as Big Combo

1955 film by Joseph H. Lewis

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7.0

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

Released: 1955-02-1388 minDir: Joseph H. LewisDrama, Crime

Cast

  • Cornel Wilde as Leonard Diamond
  • Jean Wallace as Susan Lowell
  • Brian Donlevy as Joe McClure
  • Richard Conte as Mr. Brown
  • Lee Van Cleef as Fante
  • Earl Holliman as Mingo

Themes

  • film noir
  • police corruption
  • police detective
  • double cross
  • lie detection
  • antiques shop
  • hangar
  • burlesque dancer
  • police shootout
  • gang moll

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

9,203 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Year
1955
Runtime
87 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rated
Approved

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
organized crime
Screenwriter
Philip Yordan
Cast member
Jay Adler
Composer
David Raksin
Cinematographer
John Alton
Duration
87
FilmAffinity ID
186545
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
The Big Combo - publicity still.jpg
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Commons category
The Big Combo (film)
publication date
1955-01-01
title
The Big Combo
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
93%
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