Criss Cross (1949)
When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser... It's a Criss Cross!
Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgement. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Steve Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery.
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Burt LancasterSteve Thompson
Yvonne De CarloAnna
Dan DuryeaSlim Dundee
Stephen McNallyDet. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
Esy MoralesOrchestra Leader
Tom PediVincent
Percy HeltonFrank
Alan NapierFinchley
Griff BarnettPop
Meg RandallHelen
Richard LongSlade ThompsonJoan MillerThe LushKeywords
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What is Criss Cross about?
Burt Lancaster plays Steve Thompson, a man who seals his dark fate when he returns to Los Angeles to find his ex-wife Anna Dundee (Yvonne DeCarlo) eager to rekindle their love against all better judgement. She encourages their affair but then quickly marries mobster Slim Dundee (Dan Duryea). To deflect suspicion of the affair, Steve Thompson leads Dundee into a daylight armored-truck robbery.
How long is Criss Cross?
Criss Cross has a runtime of 88 minutes.
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