Synopsis
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Movie Information
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
- Writers
- Richard Murphy
- Release Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (172 votes)
Top Cast
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner
Bradford Dillman
Arthur A. Straus
Orson Welles
Jonathan Wilk
E.G. Marshall
District Attorney Harold Horn
Diane Varsi
Ruth Evans
Martin Milner
Sid Brooks
Richard Anderson
Max Steiner
Robert F. Simon
Police Lt. Johnson
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