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Bookmark this pageUnderworld U.S.A. (1960)
Director: Samuel Fuller
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From Time Out Film Guide
In typical fashion, Fuller transforms the 'organised crime on the move' plot into that of a war film, with the FBI and the Syndicate each housed in their own skyscrapers overlooking the battlefield of America on which their troops are locked in conflict. The film's opening sees the Syndicate and the FBI at war, but it is the behind-the-scenes skirmishings and double-dealings of Tolly Devlin (Robertson), fighting his own no-holds-barred war of revenge (the Syndicate killed his father), which finally win the day for the FBI. For Fuller, the State is maintained not by its own machinery, but by the personal efforts of its citizens.Author: PH
Cast & crew
Director: Samuel Fuller
Producer: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Beatrice Kay, Larry Gates, Richard Rust, Dolores Dorn, Robert Emhardt, Paul Dubov full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 99 mins
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