A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
Directed by Fritz Lang
assassination
film noir
dysfunctional marriage
deceit
korean war veteran
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Glenn Ford
Jeff Warren
Gloria Grahame
Vicki Buckley
Broderick Crawford
Carl Buckley
Edgar Buchanan
Alec Simmons
Kathleen Case
Ellen Simmons
Peggy Maley
Jean
Diane DeLaire
Vera Simmons
Grandon Rhodes
John Owens
John Pickard
Matt Henley
Paul Brinegar
Brakeman
Dan Riss
Prosecutor Gruber
John Zaremba
Russell
Crew
Fritz Lang
Director
Émile Zola
Novel
Morris Stoloff
Conductor
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 12/08/25
A solid noir, oddly a sister film to The Big Heat considering Lang and the same main actors, carried largely by a great performance from Gloria Grahame.
A solid noir, oddly a sister film to The Big Heat considering Lang and the same main actors, carried largely by a great performance from Gloria Grahame.
Lilly
7.0★ · 11/18/24
Give Gloria Grahame a break honestly she’s always suffering
Give Gloria Grahame a break honestly she’s always suffering
Ilham Hashi
7.0★ · 11/08/24
“You don’t know what it’s like to want something… so bad you’d do anything to get it.”
“You don’t know what it’s like to want something… so bad you’d do anything to get it.”
Celso SánchezPRO
6.0★ · 04/11/24
Fritz land knows how to shoot shit I’ll tell you that much.
Fritz land knows how to shoot shit I’ll tell you that much.
