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Crossfire (1947)

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Crossfire (1947)

Overview

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.6

Overview

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis strongly condemns antisemitism and prejudice, aligning with progressive values of social justice and anti-discrimination, though its solution emphasizes individual moral responsibility and the upholding of existing legal order.

This film features traditional casting for its era, with no explicit race or gender swaps. However, its narrative is centrally focused on a strong critique of antisemitism, explicitly portraying a white male character negatively due to his bigotry, thereby engaging with a significant DEI theme.

Secondary

The film directly confronts and condemns antisemitism, portraying the Jewish victim with dignity and positioning the audience to sympathize with the Jewish community. The narrative unequivocally rejects bigotry, making the portrayal of Judaism affirming despite the presence of a hateful character.

The film 'Crossfire' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its source novel originally explored homophobia, but the film adaptation altered this central theme to antisemitism to comply with contemporary censorship regulations, resulting in no LGBTQ+ content.

Crossfire (1947) is a film noir primarily addressing antisemitism and a murder investigation. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the movie's plot or character arcs, resulting in no depiction relevant to the rubric.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Crossfire" (1947) is an adaptation of the novel "The Brick Foxhole." While the victim's identity and the motive for the crime were altered from the novel, the gender of all significant characters, including the victim, remains consistent with the source material. No character established as one gender in the novel is portrayed as a different gender in the film.

The 1947 film "Crossfire" is the initial screen adaptation of its source novel. There is no evidence of any character being canonically or historically established as one race in prior material and then portrayed as a different race in this film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.2
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6.7

Critic Ratings

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8.8
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N/A

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