The Captive City (1952)
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A newspaper editor investigates organized crime in his small city. He uncovers corruption that reaches into local government.
tensegrittyserioussuspensefuldarkurgentstraightforward
What happens
The Captive City is a 1952 American crime film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring John Forsythe. The screenplay is based on thee experiences of Time magazine reporter Alvin M. Josephy Jr., who cowrote the script. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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