Born to Kill

1947 · directed by Robert Wise

Rating: 75/100
Hit: no

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

Born to Kill (1947), directed by Robert Wise, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Claire Trevor
Lawrence Tierney
Walter Slezak
Phillip Terry
Audrey Long
Elisha Cook Jr.
Isabel Jewell
Esther Howard
Kathryn Card
Tony Barrett

Crew

Robert De Grasse — Director of Photography
Les Millbrook — Editor
Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer
Eve Greene — Screenplay
Richard Macaulay — Screenplay

More from Robert Wise

West Side Story (1961) — 96/100 · hit
The Sound of Music (1965) — 84/100 · hit
Executive Suite (1954) — 83/100 · hit
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — 81/100 · hit
I Want to Live! (1958) — 81/100 · hit
The Set-Up (1949) — 79/100

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