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They are too numerous to limit in this fashion, but my favorite crime & detective films are...

Posted by Audiophilander on July 18, 2007 at 10:08:33:
Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (Dir. Fritz Lang; 1922-23) - Parts I & II of the greatest classic crime detection series of all time.

Spione aka Spies (Dir. Fritz Lang; 1928) - Technically a spy drama, but with the investigative twists & turns of a classic detective story.

M (Dir. Fritz Lang; Peter Lorre; 1931) - first serial killer film; sub-genre of detective film.

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Dir. Fritz Lang; 1933) - continuation of Lang's epic crime detection series.

Underworld (Dir. Joseph Von Sternberg; starring George Raft; 1927)

The Racket (Dir. Lewis Milestone; 1928)

Double Indemnity (Dir. Billy Wilder; Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck & Edward G. Robinson; 1944) - Fast paced hard-boiled crime melodrama derived from James M. Cain novella

The Big Sleep (Dir. Howard Hawks; 1946) - Bogart & Bacall in the complex Raymond Chandler story featuring private detective Phillip Marlowe.

The Third Man (Dir. Carol Reed; Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles; 1949) Cotton as amateur sleuth uncovering the secret behind the mysterious Harry Lime.

Touch of Evil (Dir. Orson Welles; Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh; 1958) - Murder, blackmail and intrigue south of the border.

Other (more contemporary) crime detection faves:

L.A. Confidential

Fargo

Se7en

The Usual Suspects

...So many great movies; so little time! :o)

Cheers,
AuPh