# The Big Steal (1949)

> A fast-talking Mexican chase noir sends a resourceful pair and a mistaken-identity fugitive after a slippery payroll thief.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12049

## Facts

- Runtime: 71 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Don Siegel
- Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen, Pascual García Peña
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041178/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, propulsive, tense, classic noir night, crime movie marathon

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