Cry of the City Movie (1948): Where to watch and stream online

Cry of the City

1948, Movie, 1h 35min

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?

Country: United States

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Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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Wonderful. It's excellent on every level, and Siodmak once again brings his affinity for the noir sensibility to this movie which, along with 'The Killers', arguably rates as his most accomplished work.

5 years ago

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...Robert Siodmak brings a fascinatingly Italianate, neorealist touch to this hardboiled noir thriller from 1948...

Read full review at The Guardian

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Cry of the City was released in theaters on September 29, 1948.