One of the best noir films ever made : I saw it almost fifty times, it 's a masterpiece... David Raksin, great composer (Laura, For Ever Amber, It's a Big Country, Whirpool, Suddenly), underrated in my opinion, gives here once again, a wonderful score. Thank you vey much, the copy is very good.
Excellent film! Filled with great acting, dialogue and lighting . You'd never realize that they ran out of money to finish the end of the film, as it's still a great ending!! Thanks so much for putting this online!😊
I *_LOOOVE_* this savory little "taste of Noir" crime thriller every time I watch it.... for Decades!!! 👌 Thank You ARTFLIX for the beautiful HD quality upload, with rather classic, time-honored performances by both Richard Conte and Cornel Wilde. Not really _"True Noir",_ but Definitely DAMN WELL CLOSE ENOUGH.... 😎
I remember liking Conte, as a kid in the 70s. Not sure what I had seen him in, but he was older. I feel bad because I didn't know he had already died by that time, 1977ish. I was fascinated by black and white for some reason. We knew if something was BnW, it was from our parents, or grandparents time. If it was color ,it was usually more recent. 70s kids had the unique timing, of having a definite chronological border, in film and television. There's music and video, from 40 years ago, and some of it looks and sounds like it was done recently. Production value improved so much, its often hard to guess the year of something from the late 80s onward. I really like this style of film noir , most have some old jazz in the sound track,and that seals the deal. They always have a desperate energy.
Fascinating post. Thank you. I particularly liked, "desperate energy." Great description. I saw this a while back and remember liking it. Looks like a good print, which is always nice to see.
You captured it! Great review of the classic appeal of the noir genre, the culture before ( the rise - 1940s) and the after ( the fall -1970s) of the American dream. Seen No Way Out⁉️ Brings you right up to the present moment, except now we have the stylishly dramatized gangster, made to look heroic in technicolor nightmares like Power and Snowfall, stripped of ideas and relatable characters but plenty of sensational sex, narcotics corruption and hypnotic hip hop soundtracks.
The opening title sequence with its swaggering music by David Raksin is worth the price of admission alone. The photography throughout too. Jean Wallace never looked so gorgeous as she does here, a fragile light in this dark movie. It's a B-movie, but a classic one. And with a Casablanca style ending (a bit hastily done, maybe they ran out of money)
Richard Conte in the role of a lifetime - Brain Donlevy cast against type to fine effect - strong supporting cast including Lee Van Cleef - violent for its day - I have always enjoyed this film that has grown in reputation over the years
Love the Hayes Code transgression in this terrific noir. From the shot where Mr Brown goes down on his girl (Susan) to the two obviously gay guys sleeping in the same bedroom, as well as their tactility.
Surprisingly recommended. Police lieutenant on quixotic quest to nail ultra smooth crime boss, through multiple murders, a hidden wife, many girls.. who will prevail?
My review from a few years ago. "Glad I saw, for the second time, THE BIG COMBO (1955) on CUNY TV last night..Directed in fine style by Joseph H. Lewis, also responsible for My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and Gun Crazy.(1949). A real testament to a director who in 1938 and early 1940's was turning out six and seven bottom of the barrel quickies a year. Basically the story line is a police lieutenant (Cornel Wilde) goes after a criminal (Richard Conte) whose wife (Jean Wallace) does not love him. Wilde hopes she will assist him in his quest. Conte, full of chirping, venomous confidence, gives the best performance I've ever seen from him. He's psychologically aware, cunning and ruthless. Brian Donlevy, Lee Van Cleef and Earl Hollman are all fine as Conte's minions as is the striking looking Helene Stanton as Wilde's stripper girlfriend. The only weak link, IMO, is Wallace who is a bit one dimensional in her acting. From the dark opening alley chase sequence to the last shot in white fog, this is some kind of film. Cinematographer John Alton is universally praised for his style and The Big Combo might be his finest achievement. A claustrophobic tale filled with shadows, harsh facial lighting and spotlights. The whole film is an amazing exercise in painting with light (the title of his book). David Raksin's jazz influenced score is also perfect for the roller coaster twists and turns on the screen. The Big Combo has everything--guns, killings, violence and torture. Oh, and toss in sexual perversity and homosexuality as some reviewers have stated. .There is a brilliant and brutal torture scene that is almost unbearable to watch, a startling and most likely unique for its time machine gun killing, and an inventive last scene that, due to budget limitations, was fashioned out of skeleton sets and the most meager of props. This marvelous little noir was shot in 26 days---give Joseph Lewis full credit here. Like Edgar G. Ulmer, another poverty row director, Lewis had the wonderful ability to create gems out of rubble. Foster Hirsch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite commentators on noir. Last night he said " The Big Combo is a summation of noir themes" He is right; this late in the noir cycle film has everything. He also stated " There's not a normal, well adjusted character in the film." Spot on again.. Hero police lieutenants are supposed to be 100% good guys but here Wilde is anything but. In this respect The Big Combo reminds me of Kiss Me Deadly. Explosive melodramatic plot inhabited by flawed, unsympathetic characters. At one point in the program Hirsch, the author of 16 books related to film and theater, asked the host of the show, Jerry Carlson, a question because Hirsch wasn't sure himself. This is the kind of intelligent, humble man for whom I have the utmost respect and admiration. If you yearn for a noir that touches all bases, look no further than The Big Combo .Very highly recommended. Simply one of the great noirs.
2:40 badass Superfox! How hot are you, when this much time could pass, and still be considered that Hot? Jesus, she's Gorgeous at any point in human history!
The two actresses should be mentioned, Jean Wallace and Helene Stanton. They are good as well as beautiful. There is also a big error in the plot. Sicily does have snow in winter.
I'm at 50 minutes in, and my sympathies, quite to my surprise, are beginning to lean towards Mr Brown, who tries consistently to treat his subordinates, allies, and even his enemies with a certain degree of dignity and respect. (After that point the level of violence increased immensely. Not only that, but his repeated betrayal of those close to him, condemns him)
No way ..!! Cornell Wilde is as wooden as a cigar store Indian ! Plus : The Big Heat has Lee Marvin / Gloria Graham and Alexander Scourby .!! Plus Glenn Ford in top form...!! Put THAT cast in this movie and you might be right..!!?
"Two gay hitmen": the reviewer, Martin Hafer is talking crap. Also: I thought that John Hoyt delivered am excellent cameo. More crap from Hafer. Watch it carefully.
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Richard Conte , is always the tough guy role! He's always great in war movies 🎥! Good Italian/ American actor!
One of the best noir films ever made : I saw it almost fifty times, it 's a masterpiece...
David Raksin, great composer (Laura, For Ever Amber, It's a Big Country, Whirpool, Suddenly), underrated in my opinion, gives here once again, a wonderful score.
Thank you vey much, the copy is very good.
Yes! Fully agree. And the opening credits and that powerful swinging music by Rsksin... Fantastic. Gripping! 😍👍
Yes, top-notch score from Raksin.
Excellent film! Filled with great acting, dialogue and lighting . You'd never realize that they ran out of money to finish the end of the film, as it's still a great ending!! Thanks so much for putting this online!😊
I *_LOOOVE_* this savory little "taste of Noir" crime thriller every time I watch it.... for Decades!!! 👌
Thank You ARTFLIX for the beautiful HD quality upload, with rather classic, time-honored performances by both Richard Conte and Cornel Wilde.
Not really _"True Noir",_ but Definitely DAMN WELL CLOSE ENOUGH.... 😎
Love these black and white noir films 😎
😎👍
I remember liking Conte, as a kid in the 70s. Not sure what I had seen him in, but he was older. I feel bad because I didn't know he had already died by that time, 1977ish. I was fascinated by black and white for some reason. We knew if something was BnW, it was from our parents, or grandparents time. If it was color ,it was usually more recent. 70s kids had the unique timing, of having a definite chronological border, in film and television. There's music and video, from 40 years ago, and some of it looks and sounds like it was done recently. Production value improved so much, its often hard to guess the year of something from the late 80s onward. I really like this style of film noir , most have some old jazz in the sound track,and that seals the deal. They always have a desperate energy.
Fascinating post. Thank you. I particularly liked, "desperate energy." Great description. I saw this a while back and remember liking it. Looks like a good print, which is always nice to see.
You captured it! Great review of the classic appeal of the noir genre, the culture before ( the rise - 1940s) and the after ( the fall -1970s) of the American dream. Seen No Way Out⁉️ Brings you right up to the present moment, except now we have the stylishly dramatized gangster, made to look heroic in technicolor nightmares like Power and Snowfall, stripped of ideas and relatable characters but plenty of sensational sex, narcotics corruption and hypnotic hip hop soundtracks.
I saw Richard Conte in a film called "Eye Of The Beholder". It was shown in my junior high school class during the early '70's.
Well said!
Conte was Barsini in The Godfather.
Eerything about this movie is remarkable - the music, photography, actors, story line.....thank you
Thx for watching.. :)
Yep! It's a classic all the way. Ticks all the boxes. 5/5 for me.
Great supporting cast as well.
I’ve passed this one up many times, but my goodness it was so good! Great in every way.
thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece with us . I enjoyed it every minute ....
You are welcome. 👍😁
Thank you for this fantastic music score.
Thanks for posting
The opening title sequence with its swaggering music by David Raksin is worth the price of admission alone. The photography throughout too. Jean Wallace never looked so gorgeous as she does here, a fragile light in this dark movie. It's a B-movie, but a classic one. And with a Casablanca style ending (a bit hastily done, maybe they ran out of money)
An excellent film - never heard of it or seen it before.
What makes a movie 🎥 great , is the script and the actors! We have some good ones here! Excellent movie 🎥! Love Hollywood films! Bruno
That was outstanding! Thank You, Artflix!!😊
Richard Conte in the role of a lifetime - Brain Donlevy cast against type to fine effect - strong supporting cast including Lee Van Cleef - violent for its day - I have always enjoyed this film that has grown in reputation over the years
Wow!!
great classic film, i enjoyed it ^^
So did I. It was in my suggestion feed. Although film noir isn't my thing, this is such a great flick!
Wonderful flick . . . great acting! . . . the ending is reminiscent of Casablanca - the start of a beautiful relationship.
Awesome movie it was strange though seeing Brian Donlevy playing a 2nd fiddle character when he is usually the main man !!
This is one of my all time favorite noirs with the great Cornel Wilde
Love black and white and it's just now the opening scene and it's spectacular.
A fine film. Thank you!
Love the Hayes Code transgression in this terrific noir. From the shot where Mr Brown goes down on his girl (Susan) to the two obviously gay guys sleeping in the same bedroom, as well as their tactility.
How did the censors miss what was going on at 27:20?
Fabulous movie, great print, thanks!
Great the older films allow shadows in their movies
Surprisingly recommended. Police lieutenant on quixotic quest to nail ultra smooth crime boss, through multiple murders, a hidden wife, many girls.. who will prevail?
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My review from a few years ago.
"Glad I saw, for the second time, THE BIG COMBO (1955) on CUNY TV last night..Directed in fine style by Joseph H. Lewis, also responsible for My Name is Julia Ross (1945) and Gun Crazy.(1949). A real testament to a director who in 1938 and early 1940's was turning out six and seven bottom of the barrel quickies a year.
Basically the story line is a police lieutenant (Cornel Wilde) goes after a criminal (Richard Conte) whose wife (Jean Wallace) does not love him. Wilde hopes she will assist him in his quest. Conte, full of chirping, venomous confidence, gives the best performance I've ever seen from him. He's psychologically aware, cunning and ruthless. Brian Donlevy, Lee Van Cleef and Earl Hollman are all fine as Conte's minions as is the striking looking Helene Stanton as Wilde's stripper girlfriend. The only weak link, IMO, is Wallace who is a bit one dimensional in her acting.
From the dark opening alley chase sequence to the last shot in white fog, this is some kind of film. Cinematographer John Alton is universally praised for his style and The Big Combo might be his finest achievement. A claustrophobic tale filled with shadows, harsh facial lighting and spotlights. The whole film is an amazing exercise in painting with light (the title of his book). David Raksin's jazz influenced score is also perfect for the roller coaster twists and turns on the screen.
The Big Combo has everything--guns, killings, violence and torture. Oh, and toss in sexual perversity and homosexuality as some reviewers have stated. .There is a brilliant and brutal torture scene that is almost unbearable to watch, a startling and most likely unique for its time machine gun killing, and an inventive last scene that, due to budget limitations, was fashioned out of skeleton sets and the most meager of props. This marvelous little noir was shot in 26 days---give Joseph Lewis full credit here. Like Edgar G. Ulmer, another poverty row director, Lewis had the wonderful ability to create gems out of rubble.
Foster Hirsch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite commentators on noir. Last night he said " The Big Combo is a summation of noir themes" He is right; this late in the noir cycle film has everything. He also stated " There's not a normal, well adjusted character in the film." Spot on again.. Hero police lieutenants are supposed to be 100% good guys but here Wilde is anything but. In this respect The Big Combo reminds me of Kiss Me Deadly. Explosive melodramatic plot inhabited by flawed, unsympathetic characters. At one point in the program Hirsch, the author of 16 books related to film and theater, asked the host of the show, Jerry Carlson, a question because Hirsch wasn't sure himself. This is the kind of intelligent, humble man for whom I have the utmost respect and admiration.
If you yearn for a noir that touches all bases, look no further than The Big Combo .Very highly recommended. Simply one of the great noirs.
If you see Cornel Wilde in a movie - Don't Miss it!
2:40 badass Superfox! How hot are you, when this much time could pass, and still be considered that Hot? Jesus, she's Gorgeous at any point in human history!
Uht oh. It's got Richard conte in it. And another thing I noticed In the sidelines: lee van cleef muddarakers.
The two actresses should be mentioned, Jean Wallace and Helene Stanton. They are good as well as beautiful.
There is also a big error in the plot. Sicily does have snow in winter.
Nice one
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I'm at 50 minutes in, and my sympathies, quite to my surprise, are beginning to lean towards Mr Brown, who tries consistently to treat his subordinates, allies, and even his enemies with a certain degree of dignity and respect. (After that point the level of violence increased immensely. Not only that, but his repeated betrayal of those close to him, condemns him)
Anyone know why this version is 87 minutes and others are 84 minutes? Nothing appears to have been cut from the latter.
nice movie
En mi tv no aparecen los subtítulos en castellano
You can get the big combo at Jack in box☕🍔🍟🥤🤓😌🧐
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A movie with a sting, a far better movie than The big Heat.
No way ..!! Cornell Wilde is as wooden as
a cigar store Indian ! Plus : The Big Heat has Lee Marvin / Gloria Graham and Alexander Scourby .!! Plus Glenn Ford in
top form...!! Put THAT cast in this movie
and you might be right..!!?
"Two gay hitmen": the reviewer, Martin Hafer is talking crap. Also: I thought that John Hoyt delivered am excellent cameo. More crap from Hafer. Watch it carefully.
You're white and wrong.
Sem dublagem em português não dá!!
En français le film
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Thanks 😎
What makes a movie 🎥 great , is the script and the actors! We have some good ones here! Excellent movie 🎥! Love Hollywood films! Bruno