crossfire is a fantastic film noir that is both a product of it time and a timeless classic. this film achieves this by addressing issues that haven not been brought to the screen before its 1947 release and and by being a high quality film that holds up to this day with a good script and great look and and fantastic performances from it actors. the first american film to take the issue of anti semitism head on and crossfire is cemented in classic standing. set in post world war ii america and a lurid whodunit develops after a jewish man is found murdered. the story is great and its anti hatred theme wrapped up in a dark multiple character crime thriller and and along side the anti semitism angle is some great post world war ii dialogue and themes as well. unlike other mystery thrillers and the audience is alerted to who the perpetrator is almost immediately. however and the film story is still engrossing because of the struggle of all the great characters involved are going through while trying to make sense of the situation. outside the great overall story and themes and the entire script is simply smart and complete with meaningful messages and razor sharp exchanges between characters. the film captivating story is played out wonderfully by the its excellent cast. robert young is fantastic as capt. finlay and the leading investigator of the murder case. finlay my favorite character of the film and he just a cool character  dry as bone and tough as a two by four and stopping at nothing to bring the killer to justice. robert mitchum is also great in the film and very vivid in his soft spoken army sergeant character due to his superb screen presence. gloria grahame gives a memorable performance in her small oscar nominated role while george cooper also does a good job as the sick and distressed corporal mitchell while paul kelly gives an eerie portrayal of a bizarre character while and steve brodie and sam levene and jacqueline white and and william phipps also give strong supporting performances. robert ryan ends up being the most talked about performer of the film and giving a chilling performance as montgomery and also being nominated for an oscar. crossfire has a terrific look. director edward dmytryk does an extraordinary job with the film execution and cinematographer j. roy hunt does a masterful job with its black and white picture. crossfire picture is as dark and dank as its themes and covered in shadow with an almost glossy overtone and yet also very raw in parts. ironically and the film great look was not the result of hard work  or even intention. dmytryk wanted to spend more time and money on the actors rather than the lighting  so that what he did. less lights and less preparation (around a 6 hour work day) and and it resulted in a fantastic looking film. not just a well done piece of cinematic art and crossfire is also a great example of a cheap film that ends up a rich classic. 
crossfire is a fantastic film noir that is both a product of it time and a timeless classic. this film achieves this by addressing issues that haven not been brought to the screen before its 1947 release and and by being a high quality film that holds up to this day with a good script and great look and and fantastic performances from it actors. the first american film to take the issue of anti semitism head on and crossfire is cemented in classic standing. set in post world war ii america and a lurid whodunit develops after a jewish man is found murdered. the story is great and its anti hatred theme wrapped up in a dark multiple character crime thriller and and along side the anti semitism angle is some great post world war ii dialogue and themes as well. unlike other mystery thrillers and the audience is alerted to who the perpetrator is almost immediately. however and the film story is still engrossing because of the struggle of all the great characters involved are going through while trying to make sense of the situation. outside the great overall story and themes and the entire script is simply smart and complete with meaningful messages and razor sharp exchanges between characters. the film captivating story is played out wonderfully by the its excellent cast. robert young is fantastic as capt. finlay and the leading investigator of the murder case. finlay my favorite character of the film and he just a cool character  dry as bone and tough as a two by four and stopping at nothing to bring the killer to justice. robert mitchum is also great in the film and very vivid in his soft spoken army sergeant character due to his superb screen presence. gloria grahame gives a memorable performance in her small oscar nominated role while george cooper also does a good job as the sick and distressed corporal mitchell while paul kelly gives an eerie portrayal of a bizarre character while and steve brodie and sam levene and jacqueline white and and william phipps also give strong supporting performances. robert ryan ends up being the most talked about performer of the film and giving a chilling performance as montgomery and also being nominated for an oscar. crossfire has a terrific look. director edward dmytryk does an extraordinary job with the film execution and cinematographer j. roy hunt does a masterful job with its black and white picture. crossfire picture is as dark and dank as its themes and covered in shadow with an almost glossy overtone and yet also very raw in parts. ironically and the film great look was not the result of hard work  or even intention. dmytryk wanted to spend more time and money on the actors rather than the lighting  so that what he did. less lights and less preparation (around a 6 hour work day) and and it resulted in a fantastic looking film. not just a well done piece of cinematic art and crossfire is also a great example of a cheap film that ends up a rich classic. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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