The Captive City

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The Captive City
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Format:  DVD-R
item number:  HYWE
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DVD-R Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: March 29, 2011
  • Originally Released: 1952
  • Label: MGM Archives

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Entertainment Reviews:

Fresh78%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 9

Upright67%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 75
A tense, absorbing drama. Full Review
Variety
Mar 4, 2009
The film is one of those works that uneasily links the old B-movie tradition with the message movies that later took over with bigger production values. Full Review
Film4
Oct 31, 2004
Rating: B- -- One of the first crime films to use the Kefauver crime hearings as part of its expose story. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Oct 29, 2004
Cutting Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons definitely did Wise a few favors.
Slant Magazine
May 1, 2006
... a tough yet austere little crime story carved out of a small budget. Full Review
Parallax View
Oct 22, 2011
Rating: 3/5 -- An exposé of organised crime, as seen through the eyes of a small-town newspaper editor, played by John Forsyth. Full Review
Radio Times
Oct 30, 2015
Somewhere along about the middle of all these goings-on, an alert and knowing observer may spot some provoking holes. Full Review
New York Times
Mar 25, 2006

Description by OLDIES.com:

Robert Wise's taut direction and masterful cinematography by Lee Garmes enhance this taut thriller about a federal investigation into the total corruption of a small town by organized crime.

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  • Sales Rank: 11,246
  • UPC: 883904240228
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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