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Frank Silvera has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s.
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Compulsion
1959
Crime · Drama

No Way Out
1950
Drama · Crime

Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
Crime · Drama

Elevator to the Gallows
1958
Crime · Drama

Rififi
1955
Crime · Thriller

Death of a Cyclist
1955
Crime · Drama

Force of Evil
1950
Crime · Drama

3:10 to Yuma
1957
Western · Drama

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
Dir. Elia Kazan · With Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
Dir. Roger Corman · With Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker

When Mexican revolutionary leader Quintero is left to rot in jail by the forces of President Diaz, it's up to his subordinate, Max, to bust him out. With $600 in hand, he crosses the border into America and hires Chris Adams, a mercenary of considerable skill, who uses the rest of the cash on more hired guns. After the team is rounded out by experts on close-combat fighting, explosives, and knife-throwing, they set off to free Quintero.
Dir. Paul Wendkos · With George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Monte Markham
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky
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