Ira Haber comments: > I believe that the original source of Crossfire, was a novel by Richard > Brooks, the director. Yes. The original title was THE BRICK FOXHOLE. As others have noted, the victim of the murder in the novel was gay, changed in the film to a Jewish man. Don Larsson ---------------------- Donald Larsson Minnesota State U, Mankato [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.