The Big Combo

The Big Combo

The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!

1955•1h 28m•7.0/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(166)

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

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Production

Security Pictures, Theodora Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Leonard Diamond

Jean Wallace

Jean Wallace

Susan Lowell

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Joe McClure

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Mr. Brown

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Fante

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Mingo

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Police Capt. Peterson

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Alicia Brown

Jay Adler

Jay Adler

Detective Sam Hill

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Nils Dreyer

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Ralph Bettini

Helene Stanton

Helene Stanton

Rita

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Audubon

Baynes Barron

Baynes Barron

Young detective

James McCallion

James McCallion

Frank - Lab technician

Tony Michaels

Photo technician

Rita Gould

Rita Gould

Nurse

Bruce Sharpe

Detective

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Fred (hotel clerk)

Donna Drew

Miss Hartleby

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