Crime Wave(Movie, 1954)

Name: Crime Wave
Genre: Crime
Released: 1954
Duration: T01:13:00
Rating: 3.6

| 1h 13min | Genre: Crime

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 29 votes)

Crime Wave (also known as The City Is Dark) is a 1954 American film noir starring Sterling Hayden and Gene Nelson, and directed by Andre de Toth. It was adapted from a short story which originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post - "Criminal Mark" by John and Ward Hawkins. ()

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About Crime Wave

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

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Crime Wave - Andre de Toth - Trailer(Trailer, 2:37)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/12/1954 (World premiere: 10/22/1953)

Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Timothy Carey, James Bell, Jay Novello, Jim Hayward

Director: André de Toth

Producer: Bryan Foy

Screenwriter: Crane Wilbur

Director of Photography: Bert Glennon

Composer: David Buttolph

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Ola de crímenes"

Keywords: film noir, parolee

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Crime Wave(Movie, 1954)

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