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The Big Combo

Saturday, Jan 22, 2011

In one of the last great noirs, photographed by John Alton, and featuring Joseph H. Lewis’s (Gun Crazy) blend of violence and morbid sexuality, an obsessive detective pursues a savage mob boss whose motto is “First is first and second is nobody.” 

Preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding provided by The Film Foundation.