Criss Cross
Criss Cross

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After being away for a few years, working class Steve Thompson returns to his hometown of Los Angeles to move back into the family home with his parents and younger brother. Steve quickly falls into old, familiar routines: getting his old job as a driver at the Horten's Armored Car Service where his Pop works, hanging out at his old watering hole the Round Up bar and restaurant despite many of the faces there having changed, and reuniting with two people, his friend, Police L... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Criss Cross:

Burt Lancaster
Yvonne De Carlo
Dan Duryea
Stephen McNally
Esy Morales
Tom Pedi

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After being away for a few years, working class Steve Thompson returns to his hometown of Los Angeles to move back into the family home with his parents and younger brother. Steve quickly falls into old, familiar routines: getting his old job as a driver at the Horten's Armored Car Service where his Pop works, hanging out at his old watering hole the Round Up bar and restaurant despite many of the faces there having changed, and reuniting with two people, his friend, Police Lt. Pete Ramirez, and his ex-wife, Anna. Ma Thompson knows that despite the two having only lasted as husband and wife for seven months, Steve cannot stay away from Anna, and both Ma and Pete know that Anna is bad news for Steve. And although Steve believes he and Anna have made an emotional connection with each other all over again, he learns that she has ended up marrying gangster, Slim Dundee, a regular at the Round Up. With the emerging circumstance, Steve devises a spur of the moment plan appealing to Slim's crooked side not only to get Anna back but to obtain enough money for he and Anna to escape together. But what some state may not be their true motivation, which affects what happens between Steve, Anna and Slim.

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Classic Film and Television - 9/10 by Michael E. GrostDeluxe film noir, with rich visual style.
Nitrate Online - 7/10 by Dan LybargerSolid little thriller that inspired Steven Soderbergh's "The Underneath."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzCynical film noir of obsessive love and betrayal.
User Review - 10/10 by roger tAn excellent film noir. My favorite scene is the one in which Burt Lancaster sees Yvonne DeCarlo dancing (with an uncredited Tony Curtis). She looks gorgeous, and you just know he's completely powerless against her.
User Review - 10/10 by Karen MGreat suspense thriller ! Yvonne and Burt are great together!
User Review - 10/10 by Michael VSpectacular performances from both Burt Lncaster and Yvonne De Carlo. A must see!
User Review - 10/10 by Jake VEasily my favorite noir movie, genre veterans Lancaster (The Killers) and Duryea (Scarlet Street) help to enrich the plot, also starring De Carlo. In an age where these types of movies typically had plots from Pluto, this one is simple: its about deception and selfishness. And it's damn good.
User Review - 10/10 by Brenda SHighest Rating of All time Great Hitchcock Thrillers, What's Not To Like?
User Review - 10/10 by Roberto U[u]Criss Cross[/u] is my favorite [i]film noir[/i]. To put it mildly, this move rules! The film was adapted for the screen by Daniel Fuchs from the novel by Don Tracy, and the screenplay is full of the classical conventions of [i]film noir[/i]: a femme fatale, voice-over narration by the film's antihero, notorious gangsters, and numerous double-crosses. Burt Lancaster plays the protagonist Steve Thompson to perfection. He is obsessive, often confused, and a surprisingly weak and almost tragic character. The impact Anna Dundee (played by Yvonne De Carlo) has on him is believable and hard-hitting. [u]Criss Cross[/u] fires on all cylinders from the opening credits. Miklos Rosza's fantastic musical score sets the mood for director Robert Siodmak's cynical and compelling story. Franz Planner's cinematography is beautiful; it isn't quite as dark and gloomy as a film like [u]Murder, My Sweet[/u], but the visual world of [u]Criss Cross [/u]is still full of shadow. The film is a fast-paced and well-constructed masterpiece. I love this film. The climactic heist of the armored truck is intense and stylish, and the film's ending is powerful and satisfying. [u]Criss Cross[/u] is a relentless experience and the high point of the classical period of [i]film noir[/i].
User Review - 10/10 by Riley HFucking fantastic. Yes, there are a few things wrong with them (studio imposed sirens, for one) and Lancaster is far from at his best, but this is ridiculously awesome. So well shot, it's insane. One of the best 40s noir I've seen.

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