The Big Combo (1955)
Overview
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.249 |
Directed By
Joseph H. Lewis
Crew
Joseph H. Lewis
Philip Yordan
Sidney Harmon
John Alton
Robert S. Eisen
Carla Hadley
Walter Mirisch
David Raksin
Rudi Feld
Larry Butterworth
Earl Snyder
Don Loper
TOP CAST
Cornel Wilde
Leonard Diamond
Jean Wallace
Susan Lowell
Brian Donlevy
Joe McClure
Richard Conte
Mr. Brown
Lee Van Cleef
Fante
Earl Holliman
Mingo
Robert Middleton
Police Capt. Peterson
Helen Walker
Alicia Brown
Jay Adler
Detective Sam Hill
John Hoyt
Nils Dreyer
Ted de Corsia
Ralph Bettini
Helene Stanton
Rita
Roy Gordon
Audubon
Baynes Barron
Young detective
James McCallion
Frank - Lab technician
Tony Michaels
Photo technician
Rita Gould
Nurse
Bruce Sharpe
Detective
Michael Mark
Fred (hotel clerk)
Donna Drew
Miss Hartleby
Brian O'Hara
Attorney Malloy
Steve Mitchell
Bennie Smith, Boxer
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