Crossfire
Directed by	Edward Dmytryk
Written by	Richard Brooks (novel), John Paxton
Starring	Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly, Sam Levene
Produced by	Adrian Scott
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	July 22, 1947
Runtime	86 min
Language	English
Budget
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Crossfire is a 1947 film which dealt with the theme of anti-semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 - July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy era red scare. ... Richard Brooks (born Ruben Sax, May 18, 1912; died March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Robert Young (February 22, 1907 - July 21, 1998) was a popular American actor, who was the son of an Irish immigrant father and an American-born mother. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Ryan in On Dangerous Ground Robert Ryan (November 11, 1909 - July 11, 1973) was an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American film actress. ... Paul Kelly (Fear in the Night) American actor born Paul Michael Kelly on August 9, 1899. ... Levene in The Killers Russian-born Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 - December 28, 1980) was a Broadway and movie actor. ... Adrian Scott ( February 6, 1912, Arlington, New Jersey, USA - December 25, 1973, Sherman Oaks, California) was the producer of the film noirs Murder, My Sweet (dir. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... Gentlemans Agreement is a 1947 film about a journalist who disguises himself as a Jew to research anti-semitism in the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut. ...

A Jew is killed by a recently demobilized drunken soldier 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. The movie was based on the novel The Brick Foxhole by Richard Brooks, in which the victim was homosexual. The theme of homosexuality was considered too controversial for a film study at that time, however the subject of anti-semitism was highly topical and was therefore substituted. Robert Young and Robert Mitchum had major roles in the film. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... Richard Brooks (born Ruben Sax, May 18, 1912; died March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... Robert Young (February 22, 1907 - July 21, 1998) was a popular American actor, who was the son of an Irish immigrant father and an American-born mother. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ...

Although the film was nominated for five Academy Awards, it did not win any. It has been suggested that this may have been partly due to the refusal by Dmytryk and Scott as members of the Hollywood ten, to testify before the House Unamerican Activities Committee. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Hollywood Ten was a group of American screenwriters, actors, and directors, alleged members of the Communist Party, who were convicted of contempt of Congress during the height of the Red Scare. ... The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was an investigating committee of the United States House of Representatives. ...

Awards

Academy Award Nominations:

• Best Supporting Actor - Robert Ryan
• Best Supporting Actress - Gloria Grahame
• Best Director - Edward Dmytryk
• Best Picture - Adrian Scott, producer
• Best Writing, Screenplay - John Paxton

Cannes Film Festival: 1947 Won - Best Social Film Ryan in On Dangerous Ground Robert Ryan (November 11, 1909 - July 11, 1973) was an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American film actress. ... Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 - July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy era red scare. ... Adrian Scott ( February 6, 1912, Arlington, New Jersey, USA - December 25, 1973, Sherman Oaks, California) was the producer of the film noirs Murder, My Sweet (dir. ... The Palais des Festivals in which the festival takes place. ...

See also: List of movies - List of actors - List of directors - List of documentaries - List of Hollywood movie studios This group of articles compose an alphabetical list of films with entries in Wikipedia (or films of significance which have references in Wikipedia even if no articles yet appear, such as Academy Award winning films, for example). ... The following are lists of actors: Overall: List of male movie actors (A-K) List of male movie actors (L-Z) List of female movie actors Theater actors: List of male theater actors List of female theater actors Television actors: List of male television actors List of female television actors... This is a list of motion picture and television directors. ... 14 Up in America (1998, Phil Joanou) 14 Up Born in the USSR (1998, Sergei Miroshnichenko) 7 Up in South Africa (1992, Angus Gibson) 21 Up (1977, Michael Apted) 28 Up (1985, Michael Apted) 35 Up (1991, Michael Apted) 42 Up (1998, Michael Apted) Age 7 in America (1991, Phil... This is a list of Hollywood movie studios. ...

External links

• Crossfire at the Internet Movie Database
• Film Noir of the Week