The Big Combo

Feb 13, 1955

1h 28m

★ 7.0

The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!

Overview

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Security Pictures

Theodora Productions

Allied Artists Pictures

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Cast

Leonard Diamond

Cornel Wilde

Susan Lowell

Jean Wallace

Joe McClure

Brian Donlevy

Mr. Brown

Richard Conte

Fante

Lee Van Cleef

Mingo

Earl Holliman

Police Capt. Peterson

Robert Middleton

Alicia Brown

Helen Walker

Detective Sam Hill

Jay Adler

Nils Dreyer

John Hoyt

Ralph Bettini

Ted de Corsia

Rita

Helene Stanton

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5.6

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6.2

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6.2

Budapest Noir

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6.9

No Way Out

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6.3

The House on Telegraph Hill

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7.0

Colorado Territory

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After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.

6.1

I Died a Thousand Times

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6.4

The Maltese Falcon

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5.1

Direct Action

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6.0

Forbidden

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7.2

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Mar 17, 1954

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5.8

Thunderbolt

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6.6

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6.1

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6.5

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