The Captive City
NO PUNCHES PULLED...NO TRUTHS UNTOLD!
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: March 29, 2011
- Originally Released: 1952
- Label: MGM Archives
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | John Forsythe | |
| Directed by | Robert Wise | |
| Screenwriting by | Alvin Josephy, Jr. & Karl Kamb | |
| Composition by | Jerome Moross | |
| Story by | Alvin Josephy, Jr. | |
| Director of Photography: | Lee Garmes |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: 3/5 --
An exposé of organised crime, as seen through the eyes of a small-town newspaper editor, played by John Forsyth.
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Radio Times
Cutting Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons definitely did Wise a few favors.
Slant Magazine
Somewhere along about the middle of all these goings-on, an alert and knowing observer may spot some provoking holes.
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New York Times
A tense, absorbing drama.
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Variety
... a tough yet austere little crime story carved out of a small budget.
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Parallax View
The earnest plot is nothing to write home about, but the effective use of documentary-style location shooting and deep-focus photography was innovatory for its day.
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Time Out
Rating: B- --
One of the first crime films to use the Kefauver crime hearings as part of its expose story.
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Description by OLDIES.com:
Robert Wise's taut direction and masterful cinematography by Lee Garmes enhance this taut thriller about a federal investigation into the total corruption of a small town by organized crime.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 1,525
- UPC: 883904240228
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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