---
title: 'Crossfire (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Dmytryk'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crossfire-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039286/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crossfire (1947)

1947 · 88 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Crossfire is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame and Sam Levene. It is based on the 1945 novel The Brick Foxhole by the future film director Richard Brooks. The plot concerns a murder investigation among a group of demobilized military personnel, where antisemitism is a motivating factor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Dmytryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-dmytryk)
- **Screenplay:** [John Paxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paxton), [Richard Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brooks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roy Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-webb)
- **Producer:** [Dore Schary](https://cinepixo.com/people/dore-schary), [Adrian Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [J. Roy Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-roy-hunt)
- **Editor:** [Harry W. Gerstad](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-w-gerstad)

## Cast

- [Gloria Grahame](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-grahame)
- [Sam Levene](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-levene)
- [Robert Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-young-2)
- [William Edward Phipps](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-edward-phipps)
- [Paul Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-kelly)
- [Jacqueline White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-white)
- [Tom Keene](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-keene)
- [Lex Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lex-barker)
- [Richard Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benedict)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [Robert Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mitchum)
- [Steve Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-brodie)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/crossfire-1947
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