The Big Combo
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well-connected, and sadistic gangster to justice, all the while fixated on the gangster's girlfriend.
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Joseph H. Lewis
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Cornel Wilde is quite good as the detective charged with investigating a local crime boss (Richard Conte) who thus far has proved a bit Teflon. After a few years of this relentless pursuit, he has managed to fall for the hoodlum's lady (Susan Wallace) and his captain deduces that he has become too close to remain objective and so the case is to be stopped. That all changes when Conte's thugs accidentally kill the woman (instead of him) and it all becomes truly personal! It's a well directed, pacy and, at times, suspenseful crime drama from the pen of Philip Yordan that could perhaps have been just ten minutes shorter to tighten it up.
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Joseph H. Lewis is the director of The Big Combo.
The cast of The Big Combo includes Michael Mark as Fred (hotel clerk), Ted de Corsia as Ralph Bettini, Steve Mitchell as Bennie Smith, Boxer, Richard Conte as Mr. Brown, John Hoyt as Nils Dreyer, Earl Holliman as Mingo, Roy Gordon as Audubon, Lee Van Cleef as Fante, Cornel Wilde as Leonard Diamond, Jay Adler as Detective Sam Hill, Brian Donlevy as Joe McClure, James McCallion as Frank - Lab technician, and more.
The duration of The Big Combo is 1h 28 mins.
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The Big Combo was released on 13 Feb 1955.
The Big Combo is listed under Drama and Crime on Fanbiz.
The Big Combo has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Cornel Wilde is quite good as the detective charged with investigating a local crime boss (Richard Conte) who thus far has proved a bit Teflon. After a few years of this relentl..."
