The Big Combo

The Big Combo
The Big Combo
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph H. Lewis
Screenplay by	Philip Yordan
Produced by	Sidney Harmon
Starring	Cornel Wilde; Richard Conte; Brian Donlevy; Jean Wallace
Cinematography	John Alton
Edited by	Robert S. Eisen
Music by	David Raksin
Color process	Black and white
Production; companies	Security Pictures; Theodora Productions
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	February 13, 1955;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$500,000

The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis, written by Philip Yordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin.^[3] The film stars Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte and Brian Donlevy, as well as Jean Wallace, who was Wilde's wife at the time. The supporting cast features Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman and the final screen appearance of actress Helen Walker.

While the film's title cards feature a copyright claim, a notice was not properly filed, and in 2007 the United States Copyright Office ultimately rejected the notice.^[4]^[5]

^ The Internet Movie Database and Turner Classic Movies state February 13, 1955 as the US release date. This date is most likely wrong: According to the index of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the film premiered on March 23, 1955 in Los Angeles, while The New York Times reviewed the film on March 26, 1955 as a "new feature at Palace".
^ Scheuer, P. K. (Mar 13, 1955). "A TOWN CALLED HOLLYWOOD". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166767985.
^ The Big Combo at the American Film Institute Catalog.
^ "U.S. Copyright Public Records System". publicrecords.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^ "Code of Federal Regulations 37CFR201.7 | U.S. Copyright Office". www.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-27.

[1] The Internet Movie Database and Turner Classic Movies state February 13, 1955 as the US release date. This date is most likely wrong: According to the index of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the film premiered on March 23, 1955 in Los Angeles, while The New York Times reviewed the film on March 26, 1955 as a "new feature at Palace".

[cornel-2] Scheuer, P. K. (Mar 13, 1955). "A TOWN CALLED HOLLYWOOD". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166767985.

[3] The Big Combo at the American Film Institute Catalog.

[4] "U.S. Copyright Public Records System". publicrecords.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-27.

[5] "Code of Federal Regulations 37CFR201.7 | U.S. Copyright Office". www.copyright.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-27.

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