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29 September 1948 (USA) morePlot:
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
The great sinner moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Victor Mature | ... | Lt. Candella | |
| Richard Conte | ... | Martin Rome | |
| Fred Clark | ... | Lt Collins | |
| Shelley Winters | ... | Brenda Martingale | |
| Betty Garde | ... | Miss Pruett | |
| Berry Kroeger | ... | W. A. Niles | |
| Tommy Cook | ... | Tony Rome | |
| Debra Paget | ... | Teena Riconti | |
| Hope Emerson | ... | Rose Given | |
| Roland Winters | ... | Ledbetter | |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | Orvy | |
| June Storey | ... | Miss Boone, Nurse | |
| Tito Vuolo | ... | Papa Roma | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Martin Begley | ... | Bartender (scenes deleted) | |
| Dan Sheridan | ... | Detective (as Michael Sheridan) | |
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95 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #12957) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:(Banned) (1949) | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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Vito Scotti's first film. moreSoundtrack:
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This Robert Siodmak may seem derivative as another film noir.But he does not follow the rules.First the two leads are cast against type.We would expect Mature as Rome and Richard Conte as Candella.It increases the interest because we do not know how their characters will evolve.Then ,and it was extremely unusual at the time,there is no female central character;gorgeous Debra Paget appears in the first sequences ("she must be an angel") and only returns at the end of the movie in the church.No central female character ,but plenty of them ,and all are interesting: a nurse and her mom,a street gal (Shelley Winters),a mannish (lesbian?) female crook-the scene in the subway is very suspenseful-,and finally Rome's mom.A true mom,who still believes in her children ,but who begins to lose her illusions; fortunately there is a younger son,and the cop keeps a close watch on him.This mother is very different from the terrifying over possessive one Siodmak had introduced in his overlooked " Christmas holiday" (1944)