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Running Time 1 hour, 40 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, Santana Productions
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Other Titles • Knock on Any Door • Stadt unter Anklage (1955) • Vor verschlossenen Türen (1954)
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Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Drama, Thieves, Law, Courtroom, Society, Suspense
Plot: A kid from the wrong side of the tracks doesn't look like he has a chance when he's arrested for murdering a cop. But he manages to win the sympathies of a tough lawyer who experienced similar deprivations as a boy. As the attorney tries to prove his client's innocence in court, he exposes the harsh, societal conditions that drove to youth into a life of crime.
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| Directed by |
Nicholas Ray
Rebel Without a Cause, Johnny Guitar, In a Lonely Place | |
| Cast |
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 | John Derek
The Ten Commandments, All the King's Men, Exodus | | | | Mickey Knox
Dellamorte Dellamore / Cemetery Man, Bolero, Frankenstein Unbound | Barry Kelley
The Manchurian Candidate, The Asphalt Jungle, Elmer Gantry | |
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| Music By |
George Antheil
In a Lonely Place, The Fighting Kentuckian, The Pride and the Passion | |
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