---
title: 'The Big Knife (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Aldrich'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-knife-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047880/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Knife (1955)

1955 · 111 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Big Knife is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, and Everett Sloane.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Aldrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-aldrich)
- **Producer:** [Robert Aldrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-aldrich)
- **Screenplay:** [James Poe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-poe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank De Vol](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-de-vol)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Laszlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-laszlo)
- **Editor:** [Michael Luciano](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-luciano)

## Cast

- [Paul Langton](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-langton)
- [Ilka Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilka-chase)
- [Jack Palance](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-palance)
- [Everett Sloane](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-sloane)
- [Bill Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-walker)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Nick Cravat](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-cravat)
- [Richard Boone](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boone)
- [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)
- [Rod Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-steiger)
- [Wesley Addy](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-addy)
- [Wendell Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-corey)
- [Jean Hagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-hagen)
- [Nick Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-dennis)

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