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Detective Story

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Detective Story (1951)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:6

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: William Wyler directed this classic adaptation of Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play. The film follows a day in the lives of detectives at a Manhattan police precinct. Among the cops is hard-boiled... William Wyler directed this classic adaptation of Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play. The film follows a day in the lives of detectives at a Manhattan police precinct. Among the cops is hard-boiled James McLeod -- a lawman who sees everything in terms of black and white. His inability to empathize with others could wreck the life of a young man arrested for a minor offense as well as his own marriage... [More]

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon, William Bendix, Craig Hill, Joseph Wiseman, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Warner Anderson, Gerald Mohr, Luis Van Rooten, George Macready, Cathy O'Donnell, Bob Scott

Director: William Wyler

Director: William Wyler
Producer: William Wyler
Screenwriter: Philip Yordan

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10/11/07
Lori Hoffman
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Atlantic City Weekly

Wyler não consegue escapar da origem teatral do texto, mas imprime energia ao filme, que também é beneficiado por uma atuação estupenda de Douglas e por ótimas performances de Bendix, Parker e Grant (em sua estréia no cinema).

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the film's histrionics haven't aged perfectly

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10/23/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

A classic film by William Wyler with memorable roles...

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10/15/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Hollywood.com

Depressing

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08/13/05
Michael E. Grost
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Emanuel Levy
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Overwrought morality play.

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10/25/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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William Bendix is the best reason to see this yarn, a diverting story that never makes an impression proportionate to the talent of its cast and crew.

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