
Homicide Capt. Finlay finds evidence that one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved in the death of Joseph Samuels. In flashbacks, we see the night's events from different viewpoints as army Sgt. Keeley investigates on his own, trying to clear Mitchell, to whom circumstantial evidence points. Then the real, ugly motive for the killing begins to dawn on both Finlay and Keeley.... (Full plot summary below)
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Homicide Capt. Finlay finds evidence that one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved in the death of Joseph Samuels. In flashbacks, we see the night's events from different viewpoints as army Sgt. Keeley investigates on his own, trying to clear Mitchell, to whom circumstantial evidence points. Then the real, ugly motive for the killing begins to dawn on both Finlay and Keeley.
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| Edinburgh U Film SocietyKeith H. BrownAn intriguing combination of a common noir theme with the liberal-minded message picture. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt has a very strong and powerful message against anti-Semitism. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrWhile the film remains a respectable thriller, only Ryan's crafty, quietly deranged performance lifts it out of the ordinary. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher Nulla drawn-out hour of investigation that looks like a schoolyard game of C.S.I. |
| New York TimesWalter Goodman... the movie still has power, despite its pop psychology and message mongering. |
| User Reviewgary twow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that george cooper, gloria grahame, jacqueline white, paul kelly, marlo dwyer, lex barker, richard benedict, rochard powers, robert mitchum play good roles/parts thorughout this movie.....i think that the director of this drama/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie......i think that this is a really powerful drama movie 2 watch....its got a good cast throghout this movie i think that this is a good classics movie 2 watch |
| User ReviewClintus MCrossfire is a good movie about anti-semitic attitudes, but what a lot of people don't know is that the book the movie was based on, the brick foxhole, had absolutely nothing to do with anti-semitism. |
| User ReviewGreg BCrossfire is a good movie about anti-semitic attitudes, but what a lot of people don't know is that the book the movie was based on, the brick foxhole, had absolutely nothing to do with anti-semitism. |
| User ReviewPaul Swhy does this movie make all the army guys look like pussies. they are all afraid of montgommery, and most of them do nothing but whine and cry through the whole movie. |
| User ReviewRussell Wolf GRyan is SO good at his role--he IS the despicable soldier seen in this role--transmitting the guttural, reflexive, stereotypically ingrained Jew-hatred that existed in so many "good" Americans of the time, that the political undertones of just "WHY the USA denied entry" to Jewish refugees from Hitler's extermination program becomes clearer. Then, as we see the varying degrees of that prejudice show up in each of the peripheral characters--as they too are forced to face their less-admirable prejudices, we can begin to see the insidious and insipid consequences of hate and prejudice in each of us--I wonder how many made the leap to looking at their anti-Black hatreds after seeing this film--after so many GIs had been exposed to the bravery and American-ness of their Black-American soldiers during the war, DESPITE the fact that the military was 100% segregated until 1948. Perhaps President Truman's order desegregating the military in 1948 was influenced by the inner soul search occasioned by hard-hitting films like "Crossfire." |