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66% Critic Match
Force of Evil
“Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!”
6.6 / 10• 1950• 1h 19m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
Cast & Crew
John Garfield
Joe Morse
Lead
Thomas Gomez
Leo Morse
Marie Windsor
Edna Tucker
Howland Chamberlain
Freddie Bauer
Roy Roberts
Ben Tucker
Paul Fix
Bill Ficco
Stanley Prager
Wally
Barry Kelley
Detective Egan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Abraham Polonsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Force of Evil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
