The Enforcer (1951)
Genre: Crime / Filmnoir
Duration: 87 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Bretaigne Windust
Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel and Ted de Corsia
IMDb score:
7,2 (6.157)
Releasedate: 24 February 1951
The Enforcer plot
"They called him The Enforcer"
On the eve of an important trial against Albert Mendoza, an organized crime leader, the central witness flees in panic and dies after falling. Martin Feruguson, the prosecutor, has to find new evidence overnight.
Actors and actresses
ADA Martin Ferguson
'Big Babe' Lazich
Joseph 'Joe' Rico
Albert Mendoza
Captain Frank Nelson
James 'Duke' Malloy
Sergeant Whitlow
Herman
Olga Kirshen
Thomas O'Hara
Reviews & comments
clubsport
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- 4064 messages
- 7108 votes
a film that surprised me very positively, as a crime film it is quite hard, even though you see little real violence, its strength lies in the build-up of tension and the more or less mysterious nature of the big gangster Mendoza.
When his face is finally revealed at the end of the film, it is almost a bit of a letdown, but the end scene is still well done.
Bogart is doing well as District Attorny, and Ted de Corsia's role as Rico is also strong as the bad guy.
The tension is immediately high and later we get to see what happened before through flashbacks.
It is mainly the atmosphere that makes the film so strong and keeps you on the edge of your seat, no romanticization of the crime in this film but brutal ruthlessness.
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