Crossfire (film)
Crossfire is a 1947 American film noir drama film starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and the screenplay was written by John Paxton, based on the 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole by screenwriter and director Richard Brooks. The film's supporting cast features Gloria Grahame and Sam Levene. The picture received five Oscar nominations, including Ryan for Best Supporting Actor and Gloria Grahame for Best Supporting Actress. It was the first B movie to receive a Best Picture nomination.
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Screenplay by | John Paxton |
| Based on | The Brick Foxhole 1945 novel by Richard Brooks |
| Produced by | Adrian Scott |
| Starring | Robert Young Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Gloria Grahame Sam Levene |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Harry Gerstad |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $678,000 |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US rentals) |
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