The Big Combo
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The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime drama renowned for its stark cinematography, brutal violence, and tense portrayal of police corruption and organized crime.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Combo canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| character |
Fante
NERFINISHED
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Joe McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ Lt. Leonard Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Mingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
acclaimed for cinematography
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cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Joseph H. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Alison Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic film noir era ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ police film ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal violence
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climactic fog-bound airport sequence ⓘ expressionistic visual style ⓘ high-contrast lighting ⓘ stark cinematography ⓘ torture scenes ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | pre-MPAA-ratings era ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
obsessive police investigation
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organized crime ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Sidney Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Philip Yordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed American city ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Donlevy
NERFINISHED
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Cornel Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Holliman NERFINISHED ⓘ Helene Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Van Cleef NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Conte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | low-budget B-movie aesthetics ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.