USA,
1946, 103 min
Directed by:
Robert SiodmakCinematography:
Elwood BredellComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, Vince Barnett, Virginia Christine, Jack Lambert, Charles D. Brown, Donald MacBride (more)VOD (1)
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As washed-up boxer turned hitman victim Ole ‘Swede’ Andreson, Burt Lancaster made his screen debut, and was catapulted to instant stardom, not least for the screen chemistry that he showed opposite sultry Ava Gardner, whose Kitty Collins is the very personification of the femme fatale. (Arrow Academy)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1947 - Robert Siodmak (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1947 - Anthony Veiller (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1947 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1947 - Miklós Rózsa (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))