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Released
1948 · FILM

The Big Clock

The Strangest and Most Savage Manhunt in History!

Directed by
Runtime
95 min
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Synopsis

George Stroud, the determined editor of a crime magazine, is forced to cancel another planned vacation with his wife when a striking blonde is murdered and he is tasked by his publisher to uncover the killer. As the investigation unfolds, Stroud finds himself in a desperate position, needing to interfere with his usually exceptional investigative team, as they begin to gather evidence suggesting he is the murderer.

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Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Leroy StoneShot by John F SeitzScored by Victor Young

Also known as

  • Spiel mit dem Todede
  • La Grande Horlogefr
  • Il tempo si è fermatoit

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