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Crossfire

Summary: A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why?

Release Date: September 12, 1947

Genres: Drama, Crime, Film-Noir

Director: Edward Dmytryk

Writers: John Paxton

, Richard Brooks

Runtime: 1 h 26 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures, C&C Television Corporation, Image Entertainment, Turner Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 250,000

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