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Crime Wave · LeviOsa

Crime Wave key art

1953·NR

Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!

CrimeThriller1h 13m

🍅75%

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75%

Tomatometer

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73%

Popcornmeter

7.1

TMDB

Storyline

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

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Details

DirectorAndré de Toth

ReleasedOct 22, 1953

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Det. Lt. Sims

Gene Nelson

Gene Nelson

Steve Lacey

Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

Ellen Lacey

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

'Doc' Penny

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Ben Hastings

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Dr. Otto Hessler

Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young

Gat Morgan

James Bell

James Bell

Daniel O'Keefe

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Gus Snider

Gayle Kellogg

Detective Kelly

Mack Chandler

Sully

Iris Adrian

Iris Adrian

Hastings' Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

C

Critic

RTNew York TimesAug 8, 2006

By shuffling some standard ingredients with quiet competence, "Crime Wave," the new Warners film on the Holiday's screen, manages to look a good deal better than it is.

N

Nick Schager

RTLessons of DarknessMay 22, 2006

A neorealist noir gem.

E

Eric Henderson

RTSlant MagazineMay 1, 2006

If the maxim "crime doesn't pay" is noir's given, then Crime Wave spins it to answer "but virtue barely scrapes up a living wage."

M

Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyAug 30, 2026

Prime crime material.

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Information

Title

Crime Wave

Released

Oct 22, 1953

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 13m

Status

Released

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

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