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Crossfire (film)
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Produced by | Adrian Scott |
| Written by | Richard Brooks (novel), John Paxton |
| Starring | Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly, Sam Levene Jacqueline White |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Editing by | Harry Gerstad |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 22, 1947 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Language | English |
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Crossfire is a 1947 drama film which dealt with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay was written by John Paxton based on the novel The Brick Foxhole by screenwriter and director Richard Brooks. The film starred Robert Mitchum, Robert Young, Robert Ryan and Gloria Grahame. It received five Academy Award nominations, including Ryan for Best Supporting Actor and Gloria Grahame for Best Supporting Actress.
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A Jew (Sam Levene) is killed by a drunken, recently demobilized American soldier (Robert Ryan) simply because he is Jewish. The film also addresses the post-World War II issue of soldiers being released from the military with no training other than as soldiers.
In the novel, the victim was homosexual. As told in the film The Celluloid Closet and in the documentary included on the DVD edition of the Crossfire film, the Hollywood Hays Code prohibited any mention of homosexuality because it was seen as a sexual perversion. Hence, the book's theme of homophobia was changed to one about racism and anti-Semitism.
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards:
- Best Supporting Actor - Robert Ryan
- Best Supporting Actress - Gloria Grahame
- Best Director - Edward Dmytryk
- Best Picture - Adrian Scott, producer
- Best Writing, Screenplay - John Paxton
It has been suggested that the lack of wins may have been partly due to the refusal of Dmytryk and Scott, members of the Hollywood Ten, to testify before the House Unamerican Activities Committee. Despite his nomination, Ryan did not like talking about his film role because of the negative aspects of his character.
It won the 1947 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Social Film.
- Crossfire at the Internet Movie Database
- Crossfire at the TCM Movie Database
- Review by Glenn Erickson
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