The Big Combo
Time Out says
Terrific gangster movie, although - despite the syndicate shenanigans promised by the title - it's more of a film noir focusing on the private, obsessional duel between Wilde's cop and Conte's gangster, each variously haunted by a woman and virtually becoming the other's alter ego during the course of their deadly vendetta. A film structured by viciousness and pain (amplified by two peculiarly hideous torture scenes involving a hearing aid), it's a dark night of several souls perfectly visualised in John Alton's extraordinary camerawork. Even better than Lewis' earlier - and remarkable - Gun Crazy.
Details
Release details
Duration:
89 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Joseph H Lewis
Screenwriter:
Philip Yordan
Cast:
Cornel Wilde
Richard Conte
Jean Wallace
Brian Donlevy
Lee Van Cleef
Earl Holliman
Robert Middleton
Richard Conte
Jean Wallace
Brian Donlevy
Lee Van Cleef
Earl Holliman
Robert Middleton