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Crime in the Streets

Play trailer Poster for Crime in the Streets 1956,  1h 31m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A social worker (James Whitmore) tries to reach a street-gang leader (John Cassavetes) who plans to kill a man over a slap.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker May 3, 2013
The film is built around long takes of tightly composed performances, culminating in a bravura four-minute shot with entrances and exits brilliantly orchestrated by the commanding presence of Cassavetes. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Apr 30, 2005
Siegel manages to keep the action wound pretty tight, though he doesn't seem to sympathize much with Rose's bleeding-heart liberalism. Go to Full Review
Janet Graves Photoplay Aug 16, 2022
3/4
The well-worn subject of juvenile delinquency here is freshened up by an honest approach and strong acting. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Jul 16, 2010
Depends heavily on Cassavetes' intensity and Siegel's brutality to make it work. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 25, 2005
B
A lively and intense melodrama about a youth gang hanging out in the mean city streets. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Don Siegel

Director

John Cassavetes

Frankie Dane

James Whitmore

Ben Wagner

Sal Mineo

Angelo "Baby" Gioia

Mark Rydell

Lou Macklin

Denise Alexander

Maria Gioia

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Crime in the Streets

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Movie Info

Synopsis A social worker (James Whitmore) tries to reach a street-gang leader (John Cassavetes) who plans to kill a man over a slap.
Director
Don Siegel
Producer
Vincent M. Fennelly
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 31m
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