Three Steps North
| Three Steps North | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Produced by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Screenplay by | Lester Fuller |
| Story by | Robert Harari |
| Starring |
Lloyd Bridges Lea Padovani Aldo Fabrizi |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
| Cinematography | Aldo Giordani |
| Edited by | Ruth Totz |
Production company |
W. Lee Wilder Productions Continentalcine |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country |
Italy United States |
| Language |
English Italian |
Three Steps North is a 1951 Italian–American film noir crime film directed by W. Lee Wilder starring Lloyd Bridges, Lea Padovani and Aldo Fabrizi. The film is also known as Tre passi a nord in Italy.[1]
Plot
Dishonorably discharged after a four-year stint in a military prison for dabbling in black markets while stationed in Italy during World War II, former US soldier Frank Keeler (Lloyd Bridges) wants to discreetly recover a stash of money he buried near Amalfi prior to his arrest. However this turns out to be more difficult than expected when the police becomes interested in him and starts tailing him, while local shady characters guess the purpose of his presence.
Cast
- Lloyd Bridges as Frank Keeler
- Lea Padovani as Elena Ravezza
- Aldo Fabrizi as Pietro
- William Tubbs as Jack Convay
- Dino Galvani as Massina
- Adriano Ambrogi as Baldori
- Gianni Rizzo as The Greek
- Peggy Doro as Mrs. Day
- Adam Genette as Policeman Falzone
Reception
Critical response
Film critic Bosley Crowther found nothing in the film that interested him, writing, "But all of the tedious maneuvering that Mr. Bridges does to recover his buried treasure, on which other criminals seem to have designs, is grimly routine and unexciting, and the pay-off, which clears up everything, is one of those fatuous fast shuffles that is acceptable only to our prim Production Code."[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Three Steps North at the American Film Institute Catalog.
- ↑ Crowther, Bosley. The New York Times, film review, June 29, 1951. Accessed: August 10, 2013.
External links
- Three Steps North at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Three Steps North at the Internet Movie Database
- Three Steps North at AllMovie
- Three Steps North at the TCM Movie Database
- Three Steps North is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Three Steps North information site and DVD revie at DVD Beaver (includes images)