Very good job done by Russell Rouse, a director I hadn't even heard of until this movie. I knew the three great actors in the film from other good or very good films. I knew the excellent Anne Bancroft from "The Miracle Worker", "The Pumpkin Eater", "The Graduate", "Silent Movie", "Jesus of Nazareth", "The Elephant Man", "To Be or Not to Be", "Fatso" (directed by her), or "The Naked Street", another youth film, in which she has as partner the great Anthony Quinn. Here, very young, she achieves another spectacular role. I knew Broderick Crawford only from the excellent film "Il Bidone" directed by the greatest filmmaker of all time, Federico Fellini. Here too he plays a great role. I knew Richard Conte from movies like "Assault on a Queen", "Tony Rome", "Lady in Cement", "Operation Cross Eagles", "The Godfather". But, I never thought he was capable of such a subtle role, here he has probably the best score of his entire career. Very good movie, especially thanks to the three actors mentioned.
Review of New York Confidential
