The Crossroads (1951 film)

The Crossroads
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fernando Cerchio
Produced by	Rosario Capaci Luigi Rovere
Written by	Leonardo Benvenuti Aldo Bizzarri Fernando Cerchio Marcello Giannini Giuseppe Mangione Calogero Marrocco Corrado Pavolini
Starring	Raf Vallone Charles Vanel Claudine Dupuis
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography	Renato Del Frate
Edited by	Rolando Benedetti
Production company	Epica Rovere
Distributed by	Regionale
Release date	19 March 1951
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Crossroads or The Junction (Italian: Il bivio) is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Raf Vallone, Charles Vanel and Claudine Dupuis. A criminal infiltrates the police to assist his gang, but begins to have a change of heart when he enjoys his new job.

The film's sets were designed by Luigi Ricci.

Italy, 1950s. Aldo Marchi (Raf Vallone), already decorated during the war and later became the leader of a dangerous criminal gang of thieves, managed to get into the police flying squad of Turin with the aim to safely direct the robbery of the companions