Movie Information
Overall Rank: 5822
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 12
Theatrical Release Date: 10/15/1959
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Wise
Actors: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame, Richard Bright
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Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 02/03/2024
Atmospheric crime thriller that boasts great performances by Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan as two desperate men drawn into a heist by a cunning ex-cop (Ed Begley). Commendable direction by Robert Wise (West Side Story; The Sound of Music) and a jaunty jazz score compliment the story.
Rating of
4/4
Bribaba - wrote on 05/03/2011
Robert Wise's brilliant mix of heist thriller and anti-racist tract. When putting together a crew, it's probably not best to pair up a psychopathic southern racist (Robert Ryan) with a black jazz musician (Harry Belafonte) - 'You're just another white spot to me' opines the latter. It's no spoiler to say that this a job doomed from the start - the fatalistic title spells that out. With its wide angle photography and terrific modern jazz score (from John Lewis and the MJQ) it more resembles a product of the French new wave than a Hollywood. Cracking script from the blacklisted Abraham Polonsky and excellent support from Ed Begley and Shelley Winters, complete an excellent picture.
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