The Big Combo (Blu-ray)
The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 27 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 24, 2013
- Originally Released: 1955
- Label: Olive Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Cornel Wilde | |
Performer: | Richard Conte, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Helen Walker, Jay Adler & John Hoyt | |
Directed by | Joseph H. Lewis | |
Edited by | Robert S. Eisen | |
Screenwriting by | Philip Yordan | |
Composition by | David Raksin | |
Produced by | Sidney Harmon | |
Director of Photography: | John Alton |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
Noir wasn't new in 1955, but The Big Combo still found plenty of life within its limits.
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The Dissolve
Rating: B --
Conte is convincing as the maniacal hood, while Wilde is a good counter-balance to Conte.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It is done with grim melodramatics that are hard-hitting despite a rambling, not-too-credible plot, and is cut out to order for the meller fan who likes his action rough and raw.
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Variety
Where the usual noir takes place in a nightmare world, this one seems to inhabit a dream: there's no longer fear in the images, but rather a distanced, idealized beauty.
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Chicago Reader
Brilliant mix of genuine mystery, film noir, and creative visuals.
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Classic Film and Television
Terrific gangster movie.
Time Out
Shadows and lies are the stars of The Big Combo, a spellbinding black-and-white chiaroscuro with the segmented texture of a spider's web.
Slant Magazine
Product Description:
Shocking cruelty and explosive performances by Wilde and Conte make this a favorite of film-noir cultists. The plot revolves around Wilde's determination to smash the rackets with the help of the gang boss' ex-girlfriend. As in this outing, director Lewis's deft use of low budgets made him a critical favorite.