Crossfire
Directed by	Edward Dmytryk
Produced by	Adrian Scott
Written by	Richard Brooks (novel), John Paxton
Starring	Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Paul Kelly, Sam Levene Jacqueline White
Music by	Roy Webb
Editing by	Harry Gerstad
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	July 22, 1947
Running time	86 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

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. Image File history File links Crossfire. ... 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. ... For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... American screenwriter John Paxton (1911 - 1985) penned the screenplays for a number of gritty dramas for RKO and other studios from the mid-40s through to the early 70s. ... 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. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 - October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... Paul Kelly in 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 an American Broadway and movie actor. ... White in The Narrow Margin Jacqueline White (b. ... Roy Webb (October 3, 1888 - December 10, 1982) was a film music composer. ... Harry W. Gerstad (June 11, 1909 - July 17, 2002) was a film editor that sometimes directed films. ... RKO could stand for: RKO Pictures The R.K.O. - finishing manoever (and initials) of WWE professional wrestler Randy Orton. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Gentlemans Agreement is a 1947 film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who falsely represents himself as a Jew to research anti-semitism in the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut. ...

The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk; the screenplay was written by John Paxton. The film starred Robert Mitchum, Robert Young and Robert Ryan, who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this film, as did co-star Gloria Grahame, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The film received other nominations as well. 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. ... American screenwriter John Paxton (1911 - 1985) penned the screenplays for a number of gritty dramas for RKO and other studios from the mid-40s through to the early 70s. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Robert Young may refer to several different people: Robert Young (politician) (1834–1904), New Brunswick politician and businessman Robert Young (Biblical scholar), author of Youngs Literal Translation of the Bible Robert Young (actor) Robert Young (director), movie and television director Robert Young (linguist), co-author of the Analytical Lexicon... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... 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. ... Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 - October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ...

Plot

A Jew (played by Sam Levene) is killed by a recently demobilized drunken U.S. soldier (played by Robert Ryan) 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. Levene in The Killers Russian-born Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 - December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway and movie actor. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33...

The movie was based on the novel The Brick Foxhole by screenwriter and director Richard Brooks, in which the victim was homosexual. As told in the "The Celluloid Closet" novel and in the documentary included on the DVD edition of the Crossfire film, The Hollywood Hays Code prohibited any mention of homosexuality because it was seen as a sexual perversion. Hence, the book's theme of homophobia was changed to one about racism & anti-Semitism. For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual and romantic attraction between two individuals of the same sex. ... The Celluloid Closet is the title of a 1995 documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. ... DVD (commonly Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... The Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) was a set of guidelines governing the production of motion pictures. ... Paraphilia (in Greek para παρά = over and philia φιλία = friendship) is a mental health term recently used to indicate sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations that are not part of societally normative arousal/activity patterns, or which may interfere with... Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling Hate speech · Hate crime Lynching · Gay bashing Genocide · Holocaust Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing Pogrom · Race war Religious persecution Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism White/Black supremacy Hate groups · Kahanism Anti-discriminatory Abolitionism Womens/Universal suffrage Civil rights · Gay rights Childrens rights · Youth rights Policies Discriminatory... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ...

Trivia

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. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... 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. ...

Despite receiving an Oscar nomination, Robert Ryan did not like talking about his film role because of the negative aspects of his character.

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

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External links

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

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DVD Reviews

• Review by Glenn Erickson at DVD Savant a part of DVD Talk