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The Big Steal (1949) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 1, 1949

Original Title:
The Big Steal

Alternate Titles:
De grote diefstal
De grote herrie
Die rote Schlinge
El gran robo
El tesoro de Veracruz
Et kæmpekup
Il tesoro di Vera Cruz
Jakten genom Mexico
Kuolema vaanii varjossa
La grande bagarre
Marele furt
O Cais da Maldição
O Grande Assalto
The Big Steal
To mystiko tou lohagou Blake
Vera Cruz aranya
Ça commence à Vera-Cruz
Το μυστικό του λοχαγού Μπλέικ
Большой обман
Велика крадіжка
Голямата кражба

Genres:
Crime | Thriller

Production Companies:
RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 71

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Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.

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Art Direction:
Ralph Berger
Albert S. D'Agostino

Costume Design:
Edward Stevenson

Director:
Don Siegel

Director of Photography:
Harry J. Wild

Editor:
Samuel E. Beetley

Executive Producer:
Sid Rogell

Grip:
Jim Kurley

Hairstylist:
Carla Hadley

Makeup Supervisor:
Gordon Bau

Music:
Leigh Harline

Music Director:
C. Bakaleinikoff

Producer:
Jack J. Gross

Screenplay:
Daniel Mainwaring
Gerald Drayson Adams

Set Decoration:
Harley Miller
Darrell Silvera

Sound:
Phil Brigandi
Clem Portman

Still Photographer:
Ernest Bachrach

Story:
Richard Wormser

Technical Advisor:
Salvador Baguez

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