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In Reply to: Your favorite detective (crime) movie... posted by Eldragon on July 16, 2007 at 19:11:48:
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (Dir. Fritz Lang; 1922-23) - Parts I & II of the greatest classic crime detection series of all time.
Spione aka Spies (Dir. Fritz Lang; 1928) - Technically a spy drama, but with the investigative twists & turns of a classic detective story.
M (Dir. Fritz Lang; Peter Lorre; 1931) - first serial killer film; sub-genre of detective film.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Dir. Fritz Lang; 1933) - continuation of Lang's epic crime detection series.
Underworld (Dir. Joseph Von Sternberg; starring George Raft; 1927)
The Racket (Dir. Lewis Milestone; 1928)
Double Indemnity (Dir. Billy Wilder; Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck & Edward G. Robinson; 1944) - Fast paced hard-boiled crime melodrama derived from James M. Cain novella
The Big Sleep (Dir. Howard Hawks; 1946) - Bogart & Bacall in the complex Raymond Chandler story featuring private detective Phillip Marlowe.
The Third Man (Dir. Carol Reed; Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles; 1949) Cotton as amateur sleuth uncovering the secret behind the mysterious Harry Lime.
Touch of Evil (Dir. Orson Welles; Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh; 1958) - Murder, blackmail and intrigue south of the border.
Other (more contemporary) crime detection faves:
L.A. Confidential
Fargo
Se7en
The Usual Suspects
...So many great movies; so little time! :o)
Cheers,
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- They are too numerous to limit in this fashion, but my favorite crime & detective films are... - Audiophilander 10:08:33 07/18/07 (2)
- Don't forget 'Blade Runner' NT - Tony D. 20:48:58 07/18/07 (1)
- It would be on my list of top SF films, but you're right! Good call. (nt) - Audiophilander 23:08:47 07/18/07 (0)
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