Deadline - U.S.A.

"20th Century-Fox savagely turns the spotlight of truth on revenge killings that shocked a nation !"

1952 1h 27m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 84

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New York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked hard running the paper, its circulation has been steadily declining. Now the publisher's widow wants to sell the paper, which will most likely mean its end. Hutcheson's only hope is to finish his exposé on a dangerous gangster before the sale is finalized.

“20th Century-Fox savagely turns the spotlight of truth on revenge killings that shocked a nation !”

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Ed Hutcheson
Ethel Barrymore
Margaret Garrison
Kim Hunter
Nora Hutcheson
Ed Begley
Frank Allen
Warren Stevens
George Burrows
Paul Stewart
Harry Thompson
Martin Gabel
Tomas Rienzi
Joe De Santis
Herman Schmidt

Credits

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Director: Richard Brooks
Writers: Richard Brooks
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Brooks, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cyril J. Mockridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William B. Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Humphrey Bogart and Ethel Barrymore and Kim Hunter carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "20th Century-Fox savagely turns the spotlight of truth on revenge killings that shocked a nation !".

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The take

Richard Brooks directs. Milton Krasner behind the camera. Cyril J. Mockridge scores. William B. Murphy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Richard Brooks, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cyril J. Mockridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William B. Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Humphrey Bogart and Ethel Barrymore and Kim Hunter carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "20th Century-Fox savagely turns the spotlight of truth on revenge killings that shocked a nation !".
9IMDB entry: tt0044533 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "new york city", "newspaper", "gangster", "journalism".

The technical file

Cinematography: Milton Krasner
Original score: Cyril J. Mockridge
Editing: William B. Murphy
Makeup / hair: Ben Nye
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,250,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

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CinemaSerf2022-09-09
★ 7/10
Humphrey Bogart ("Ed") is superb in this tale of a newspaper editor whose paper is being sold by it's owners. With all looking for their next job, he must try to galvanise his team into an investigation of local mafia kingpin "Rienzi" after one of their number is killed. Occasionally cluttered by a rather clumsy romance (his relationship with soon to be remarried ex-wife "Nora" (Kim Hunter)), this film really focusses on just how newspapers were run in post war USA: gritty, determined and authentic journalism competing with organised crime, personal and family interests (some benign, some less so), corruption and physical danger - all to deliver the daily news to the breakfast tables of millions of New Yorkers. Ethel Barrymore adds some class as the newspaper's proprietress who begins to doubt the wisdom of the sale as she is also drawn into the almost visceral nature of this investigation into a man who uses threats and lawyers to remain one step ahead of the authorities. It packs quite a punch for almost all of it's 90 minutes, and really does show off the star and the writing at their best.

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