The best Sam Jaffe’s crime movies

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

10/03/1891- 24/03/1984
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Sam Jaffe’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Sam Jaffe.

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle
7.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 12/05/1950
  • Character: Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

The Accused

The Accused
6.8/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 14/01/1949
  • Character: Dr. Romley
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet
7.1/10
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

Under the Gun

Under the Gun
6.6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 22/02/1951
  • Character: Samuel Gower
A convicted racketeer becomes prison trustee when an inmate whom he persuaded to escape is killed.

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