Criss Cross (film)

Not to be confused with CrissCross.
Criss Cross
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Siodmak
Screenplay byDaniel Fuchs
Based onCriss Cross
1934 novel
by Don Tracy[1]
Produced byMichael Kraike
StarringBurt Lancaster
Yvonne De Carlo
Dan Duryea
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited byTed J. Kent
Music byMiklós Rózsa
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal-International
Release dates
  • January 19, 1949 (1949-01-19) (Los Angeles)
  • February 4, 1949 (1949-02-04) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Criss Cross is a 1949 American film noir crime tragedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea, directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Daniel Fuchs based on Don Tracy's 1934 novel of the same name.[2] This black-and-white film was shot partly on location in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. Miklós Rózsa scored the film's soundtrack.[3]

  1. ^ Greene, Brian (31 October 2014). "Lost Classics of Noir: Criss-Cross by Don Tracy". criminalelement.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time". Paste. August 9, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Criss Cross at IMDb.