Criss Cross
Robert Siodmak / US, 1948 / 88 min.
Deceit spreads like wildfire in Criss Cross. Under the pitiless gaze of director Robert Siodmak, the characters all fall into traps they have set for others. Also features Tony Curtis’ first bit part.
Steve Thompson can’t help it. Back in Los Angeles his passion for his ex-wife Anna (Yvonne De Carlo) proves far from dimmed. Anna seems open to reconciliation, but has since married gangster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To get rid of Slim, Steve plans an armoured car robbery that aims to provide plenty of loot for him and Anna.
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Director
Robert Siodmak
Production year
1948
Country
US
Original title
Criss Cross
Length
88 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Film Noir
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