exceptional movie that handles a theme of great proportions with a very well balanced direction. dmytrik was a very good director and at least from what i can tell from this movie and murder my sweet but he was seriously affected by the huac as other movie directors and actors. it is in a way ironic that crossfire received no oscars and because it is exquisite example of how to make a great film on low budget. everything about this movie is exceptional represent a well written script that makes use of extensive flashbacks and a great cast and superb lighting that seems to tell the story more than the actions proper. what more can you expect from a top notch movie. might i add that noir is here used for its stylishness and and i might add financial advantages. but this proves once more that what was originally deemed a b movie can have more impact today that most of the heavy handed a movies that lost their audience with the passage of time. this film is not a noir movie per se and this rises serious questions about what noir actually is. the style is definitely noir and in terms of sets and especially lights but the theme surpasses the recipe of the noir genre. you can see things from the opposite perspective and claim that anti semitism is only a pretext for the criminal investigation and the puzzle around the murder being the actual focus. this would have been the case had it not been for robert ryan in an outstanding performance. either way and the movie has a lot to offer and it is truly a pity that the director had to suffer so much iniquity for his former beliefs in a really noir period of america. 
exceptional movie that handles a theme of great proportions with a very well balanced direction. dmytrik was a very good director and at least from what i can tell from this movie and murder my sweet but he was seriously affected by the huac as other movie directors and actors. it is in a way ironic that crossfire received no oscars and because it is exquisite example of how to make a great film on low budget. everything about this movie is exceptional represent a well written script that makes use of extensive flashbacks and a great cast and superb lighting that seems to tell the story more than the actions proper. what more can you expect from a top notch movie. might i add that noir is here used for its stylishness and and i might add financial advantages. but this proves once more that what was originally deemed a b movie can have more impact today that most of the heavy handed a movies that lost their audience with the passage of time. this film is not a noir movie per se and this rises serious questions about what noir actually is. the style is definitely noir and in terms of sets and especially lights but the theme surpasses the recipe of the noir genre. you can see things from the opposite perspective and claim that anti semitism is only a pretext for the criminal investigation and the puzzle around the murder being the actual focus. this would have been the case had it not been for robert ryan in an outstanding performance. either way and the movie has a lot to offer and it is truly a pity that the director had to suffer so much iniquity for his former beliefs in a really noir period of america. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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