The Sniper (1952 film)
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The Sniper is a 1952 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Harry Brown and based on a story by Edna and Edward Anhalt. The film features Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr and Marie Windsor.
The Sniper | |
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Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
Screenplay by | Harry Brown |
Story by | Edna Anhalt Edward Anhalt |
Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
Starring | Adolphe Menjou Arthur Franz Gerald Mohr Marie Windsor Richard Kiley |
Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
Edited by | Aaron Stell |
Music by | George Antheil |
Production company | Stanley Kramer Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film marks Dmytryk's return to directing after he had first been named to the Hollywood blacklist and had a jail term for contempt of Congress. He chose to testify in April 1951, and named fellow members of leftist organizations from his brief time with the Communist Party. Afterward he went into political exile in England for a time. Producer Stanley Kramer was the first to hire him again as a director. The film was shot on location in San Francisco, though the city is not named in the film.