Criss Cross

Criss Cross

1949 · 88 min · EN · NR · 7.1 (190 votes)
Dir. Robert Siodmak · Starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Esy Morales, Tom Pedi · Music Miklós Rózsa

“When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser... It's a Criss Cross!”

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

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This is a dark, brooding descent into desperation. The atmosphere is thick with smoke, shadows, and a sense of inevitable doom. It's a classic noir tale of doomed romance and fatal choices, perfect for a somber mood.

grittytensefatalisticmelancholicsteadyclassic film noirhardboiledshadowyurban decayobsessionfategreedbetrayal
based on novel or bookarmored carfilm noirmobsterlos angeles, californiaattempted robbery