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New York Confidential (1955)

New York Confidential poster
Directed by
Russell Rouse
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A syndicate boss runs organized crime in New York City. He deals with internal betrayal and law enforcement pressure.

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What happens

New York Confidential is a 1955 film noir crime film directed by Russell Rouse starring Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft and J. Carrol Naish. Produced by Edward Small for release by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film was inspired by the 1948 book New York: Confidential! by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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