The Big Combo | Crime | Classic Drama Movie | FILM NOIR | Thriller
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- Classic Thriller in Full Length: The Big Combo - A police lt. is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown, because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He then goes after Brown's girlfriend who despises him, for information instead.
The Big Combo (1955)
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writers: Philip Yordan
Stars: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Jean Wallace
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Country: United States
Language: English, Swedish, Latin, German
Release Date: 13 February 1955 (USA)
Filming Location: Kling Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
Police Lt. Diamond is told to close his surveillance of suspected mob boss Mr. Brown because it's costing the department too much money with no results. Diamond makes one last attempt to uncover evidence against Brown by going to Brown's girlfriend, Susan Lowell.
Reviews:
"If you love film noir movies, then do yourself a favor and see "The Big Combo". Why? Well, because the film has a lot of what noir fans love--brutal action, snappy dialog, great cinematography with wonderful shadows and a grittiness that epitomizes the genre. And, like all good noir, the film has no pretty boys--just solid acting and realism.
The film begins with a frustrated Lieutenant (Cornel Wilde) lamenting that months of work have failed to come up with anything useful to convict a local mobster (Richard Conte). To make things worse, the Captain has ordered the investigation to be dropped. So, on his own, Wilde pushes those around Conte to testify against him. The problem is, Conte is ruthless and has two seemingly gay thugs (Lee Van Cleef and Early Holliman) to do his dirty work. Ultimately, however, things start to break--can tough-cop Wilde finally get the goods on him? The film is much more brutal and harsh in style than most noir. In particularly, its handling of a taboo for the Post-Production Code era (gay hit men)--though it's not 100% obvious. But, for 1955, it's pretty risqué...and tough. Well worth seeing--with good acting, a taut script and plenty of excitement.
By the way, I have one minor complaint. John Hoyt's 'Swedish' accent was downright silly--and sounded German. In fact, until they said he was a Swede, I just assumed he was German. Now Hoyt was a fine character actor (and played the Dr. McCoy role in the "Star Trek" pilot)--but here he's just out of his element." -written by "MartinHafer" on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Big Combo
Argentina Gángsters en fuga
Austria Geheimring 99
Belgium (French title) Association criminelle
Belgium (Flemish title) Misdadige vereniging
Brazil Império do Crime
Canada (English title) The Big Combo
Denmark I edderkoppens spind
Finland Häikäilemättömät
France Association criminelle
Germany Geheimring 99
Greece (transliterated title) Aristokratai tou eglimatos
Hungary A bűnbanda
India (English title) Hoodlum
Iran (Persian title) Obash
Italy La polizia bussa alla porta
Japan (Japanese title) 暴力団（1955）
Mexico Genio del crimen
Netherlands Het duivelscomplot
Norway Edderkoppens spinn
Poland Wielki kartel
Portugal Rajada de Morte
Romania Marea combinaţie
Soviet Union (Russian title) Большой ансамбль
Spain Agente especial
Sweden Hämndens skugga
Turkey (Turkish title) Karanlıkta vuruşanlar
UK The Big Combo
USA (working title) The Hoodlum
USA The Big Combo
West Germany Geheimring 99
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The opening title sequence with its swaggering music by David Raksin is worth the price of admission alone. The photography throughout too. Jean Wallace never looked so gorgeous as she does here, a fragile light in this dark movie. It's a B-movie, but a classic one. And with a Casablanca style ending (a bit hastily done, maybe they ran out of money)
thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece with us . I enjoyed it every minute ....
You are welcome. 👍😁
I remember liking Conte, as a kid in the 70s. Not sure what I had seen him in, but he was older. I feel bad because I didn't know he had already died by that time, 1977ish. I was fascinated by black and white for some reason. We knew if something was BnW, it was from our parents, or grandparents time. If it was color ,it was usually more recent. 70s kids had the unique timing, of having a definite chronological border, in film and television. There's music and video, from 40 years ago, and some of it looks and sounds like it was done recently. Production value improved so much, its often hard to guess the year of something from the late 80s onward. I really like this style of film noir , most have some old jazz in the sound track,and that seals the deal. They always have a desperate energy.
Fascinating post. Thank you. I particularly liked, "desperate energy." Great description. I saw this a while back and remember liking it. Looks like a good print, which is always nice to see.
You captured it! Great review of the classic appeal of the noir genre, the culture before ( the rise - 1940s) and the after ( the fall -1970s) of the American dream. Seen No Way Out⁉️ Brings you right up to the present moment, except now we have the stylishly dramatized gangster, made to look heroic in technicolor nightmares like Power and Snowfall, stripped of ideas and relatable characters but plenty of sensational sex, narcotics corruption and hypnotic hip hop soundtracks.
I saw Richard Conte in a film called "Eye Of The Beholder". It was shown in my junior high school class during the early '70's.
Well said!
Conte was Barsini in The Godfather.
A fine film. Thank you!
Nice one
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En mi tv no aparecen los subtítulos en castellano
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Thanks 😎
Yep! It's a classic all the way. Ticks all the boxes. 5/5 for me.
One of the best noir films ever made : I saw it almost fifty times, it 's a masterpiece...
David Raksin, great composer (Laura, For Ever Amber, It's a Big Country, Whirpool, Suddenly), underrated in my opinion, gives here once again, a wonderful score.
Thank you vey much, the copy is very good.
Yes! Fully agree. And the opening credits and that powerful swinging music by Rsksin... Fantastic. Gripping! 😍👍
Yes, top-notch score from Raksin.
I *_LOOOVE_* this savory little "taste of Noir" crime thriller every time I watch it.... for Decades!!! 👌
Thank You ARTFLIX for the beautiful HD quality upload, with rather classic, time-honored performances by both Richard Conte and Cornel Wilde.
Not really _"True Noir",_ but Definitely DAMN WELL CLOSE ENOUGH.... 😎
My review from a few years ago.
"Glad I saw, for the second time, THE BIG COMBO (1955) on CUNY TV last night..Directed in fine style by Joseph H. Lewis, also responsible for My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and Gun Crazy.(1949). A real testament to a director who in 1938 and early 1940's was turning out six and seven bottom of the barrel quickies a year.
Basically the story line is a police lieutenant (Cornel Wilde) goes after a criminal (Richard Conte) whose wife (Jean Wallace) does not love him. Wilde hopes she will assist him in his quest. Conte, full of chirping, venomous confidence, gives the best performance I've ever seen from him. He's psychologically aware, cunning and ruthless. Brian Donlevy, Lee Van Cleef and Earl Hollman are all fine as Conte's minions as is the striking looking Helene Stanton as Wilde's stripper girlfriend. The only weak link, IMO, is Wallace who is a bit one dimensional in her acting.
From the dark opening alley chase sequence to the last shot in white fog, this is some kind of film. Cinematographer John Alton is universally praised for his style and The Big Combo might be his finest achievement. A claustrophobic tale filled with shadows, harsh facial lighting and spotlights. The whole film is an amazing exercise in painting with light (the title of his book). David Raksin's jazz influenced score is also perfect for the roller coaster twists and turns on the screen.
The Big Combo has everything--guns, killings, violence and torture. Oh, and toss in sexual perversity and homosexuality as some reviewers have stated. .There is a brilliant and brutal torture scene that is almost unbearable to watch, a startling and most likely unique for its time machine gun killing, and an inventive last scene that, due to budget limitations, was fashioned out of skeleton sets and the most meager of props. This marvelous little noir was shot in 26 days---give Joseph Lewis full credit here. Like Edgar G. Ulmer, another poverty row director, Lewis had the wonderful ability to create gems out of rubble.
Foster Hirsch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite commentators on noir. Last night he said " The Big Combo is a summation of noir themes" He is right; this late in the noir cycle film has everything. He also stated " There's not a normal, well adjusted character in the film." Spot on again.. Hero police lieutenants are supposed to be 100% good guys but here Wilde is anything but. In this respect The Big Combo reminds me of Kiss Me Deadly. Explosive melodramatic plot inhabited by flawed, unsympathetic characters. At one point in the program Hirsch, the author of 16 books related to film and theater, asked the host of the show, Jerry Carlson, a question because Hirsch wasn't sure himself. This is the kind of intelligent, humble man for whom I have the utmost respect and admiration.
If you yearn for a noir that touches all bases, look no further than The Big Combo .Very highly recommended. Simply one of the great noirs.
Wow!!
Great supporting cast as well.
Love these black and white noir films 😎
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Surprisingly recommended. Police lieutenant on quixotic quest to nail ultra smooth crime boss, through multiple murders, a hidden wife, many girls.. who will prevail?
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Uht oh. It's got Richard conte in it. And another thing I noticed In the sidelines: lee van cleef muddarakers.
An excellent film - never heard of it or seen it before.
Thank you for this fantastic music score.
Thanks for posting
Eerything about this movie is remarkable - the music, photography, actors, story line.....thank you
Thx for watching.. :)
great classic film, i enjoyed it ^^
So did I. It was in my suggestion feed. Although film noir isn't my thing, this is such a great flick!
Awesome movie it was strange though seeing Brian Donlevy playing a 2nd fiddle character when he is usually the main man !!
How did the censors miss what was going on at 27:20?
That was outstanding! Thank You, Artflix!!😊
If you see Cornel Wilde in a movie - Don't Miss it!
I’ve passed this one up many times, but my goodness it was so good! Great in every way.
Excellent film! Filled with great acting, dialogue and lighting . You'd never realize that they ran out of money to finish the end of the film, as it's still a great ending!! Thanks so much for putting this online!😊
2:40 badass Superfox! How hot are you, when this much time could pass, and still be considered that Hot? Jesus, she's Gorgeous at any point in human history!
Love the Hayes Code transgression in this terrific noir. From the shot where Mr Brown goes down on his girl (Susan) to the two obviously gay guys sleeping in the same bedroom, as well as their tactility.
Great the older films allow shadows in their movies
"Two gay hitmen": the reviewer, Martin Hafer is talking crap. Also: I thought that John Hoyt delivered am excellent cameo. More crap from Hafer. Watch it carefully.
I'm at 50 minutes in, and my sympathies, quite to my surprise, are beginning to lean towards Mr Brown, who tries consistently to treat his subordinates, allies, and even his enemies with a certain degree of dignity and respect. (After that point the level of violence increased immensely. Not only that, but his repeated betrayal of those close to him, condemns him)
Love black and white and it's just now the opening scene and it's spectacular.
Wonderful flick . . . great acting! . . . the ending is reminiscent of Casablanca - the start of a beautiful relationship.
Richard Conte in the role of a lifetime - Brain Donlevy cast against type to fine effect - strong supporting cast including Lee Van Cleef - violent for its day - I have always enjoyed this film that has grown in reputation over the years
Anyone know why this version is 87 minutes and others are 84 minutes? Nothing appears to have been cut from the latter.
Fabulous movie, great print, thanks!
This is one of my all time favorite noirs with the great Cornel Wilde
En français le film
A movie with a sting, a far better movie than The big Heat.
No way ..!! Cornell Wilde is as wooden as
a cigar store Indian ! Plus : The Big Heat has Lee Marvin / Gloria Graham and Alexander Scourby .!! Plus Glenn Ford in
top form...!! Put THAT cast in this movie
and you might be right..!!?
nice movie
Sem dublagem em português não dá!!