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Mood:
- SincereSuspenseful
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Plot:
- InvestigationUncover TruthFalse AccusationMurderCrimesDeadlyDishonestyLaw Enforcement more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaFilm NoirMysteryThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s
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Place:
- ChicagoUSAPrison
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Based on:
- Based on ArticleBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Call Northside 777, 1948
English, Polish
USA
Profile of Call Northside 777
The mood of Call Northside 777 is sincere and suspenseful. The plot centers around a false accusation, legal issues, and uncovering the truth. It is a drama, crime, and thriller movie. Stylistically, Call Northside 777 is a film noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a prison. Call Northside 777 is set in Chicago. It happens in the 1930s. It is inspired by an article and originally a true story.
Summary of Call Northside 777
In 1932, Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) is convicted of the murder of a Chicago policeman in a mob-connected speakeasy. Eleven years later, his mother, Tillie (Kasia Orzazewski), takes out a newspaper classified ad asking for information about the crime. Hard-bitten city editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) assigns skeptical reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to investigate. The first studio feature ever shot on location in Chicago, the film is based on a true story.
Details
| Language: | English, Polish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 1 February 1948 |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
Cast and Crew
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
as Frank W. Wiecek
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