Piombo rovente (1957)
J.J. Hunsecker è un giornalista di New York potente e temuto poiché i suoi articoli possono innalzare o stroncare carriere. Quando la sorella, con cui ha un rapporto morboso, accenna all'idea di sposarsi con un giovane jazzista questi incarica il suo tirapiedi, Sidney Falco, ambizioso e pieno di odio per il suo capo, perché costruisca uno scandalo ad arte che distrugga il musicista. L'ordine verrà eseguito bene, tanto che si distruggerà più di una vita.
Direttore:
Alexander Mackendrick
Scrittori:
Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman.
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Burt Lancaster as J.J. Hunsecker |
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Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco |
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Susan Harrison as Susan Hunsecker |
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Martin Milner as Steve Dallas |
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Jeff Donnell as Sally |
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Sam Levene as Frank D' Angelo |
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Joe Frisco as Herbie Temple |
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Barbara Nichols as Rita |
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Emile Meyer as Lt. Harry Kello |
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Edith Atwater as Mary |
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Chico Hamilton as The Chico Hamilton Quintet |
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Paul Horn as The Chico Hamilton Quintet |
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Fred Katz as The Chico Hamilton Quintet |
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Buddy Clark as The Chico Hamilton Quintet |
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Jay Adler as Manny Davis (uncredited) |
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Mary Bayless as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Nicky Blair as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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Nick Borgani as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Brad Brown as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Robert Carson as Lou (Toots Shor's Headwaiter) (uncredited) |
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Lewis Charles as Al Evans (uncredited) |
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Dick Cherney as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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Paul Cristo as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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Joe Di Reda as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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Lawrence Dobkin as Leo Bartha (uncredited) |
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Tom Ferrandini as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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John Fiedler as Hot Dog Stand Counterman (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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William Forrest as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited) |
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Joseph Forte as Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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Kay Garrett as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Joe Gray as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Marion Gray as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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James Hill as Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) |
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Charles Jordan as Man at Hot Dog Stand (uncredited) |
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Colin Kenny as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Joseph La Cava as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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Joseph Leon as Joe Robard (uncredited) |
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King Lockwood as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Thomas Martin as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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Hans Moebus as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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King Mojave as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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Sol Murgi as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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George Nardelli as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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Clifford Odets as Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) |
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Charles Perry as Stage Hand (uncredited) |
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Bill Raisch as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
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Waclaw Rekwart as Waiter at 21 (uncredited) |
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Edward Rickard as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Jane Ross as Woman (uncredited) |
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Autumn Russell as Linda James (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Toots Shor's Bartender (uncredited) |
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Carson Smith as Self (uncredited) |
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Queenie Smith as Mildred Tam (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Elysian Club Patron (uncredited) |
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James Turley as Check Man (uncredited) |
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Lurene Tuttle as Loretta Bartha (uncredited) |
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Harry Tyler as Coffee Shop Counter Man (uncredited) |
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Philip Van Zandt as Radio Program Director (uncredited) |
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George Washburn as Patron at 21 (uncredited) |
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David White as Otis Elwell (uncredited) |
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H.M. Wynant as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
| Writing | Clifford Odets | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ernest Lehman | Screenplay |
| Production | James Hill | Producer |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Executive Producer |
| Production | Burt Lancaster | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Edward Carrere | Art Direction |
| Art | Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Grant | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Tony Curtis | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ernest Lehman | Novel |
| Production | Janet Leigh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard McWhorter | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Homer Plannette | Gaffer |
| Editing | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Editorial Coordinator |
| Sound | Robert G. Carlisle | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Alexander Mackendrick | Additional Writing |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Conductor |
| Sound | Lloyd Young | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Pisano | Musician |
| Sound | Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Crew | Thom Conroy | Dialogue Coach |
