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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Sturges |
| Stars: |
Spencer Tracy |
| Actors: |
Robert Ryan |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Social Issues · Race Relations · Classic Fight Scenes · Physically Impaired · Classic · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
027616584830 |
| Release Date: |
1954 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 23min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 22min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 10, 2005)
UPC: 012569690226 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 23min |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/13/2005, p.9E, Mike Clark): "[O]ne of the decade's most lauded movies for its use of early CinemaScope." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
John Sturges's classic, both a tale of grace under pressure and an allegory of McCarthyism, stars Spencer Tracy as John McReedy, a World War II veteran with a crippled arm. His arrival in the tiny southwestern whistle-stop of Black Rock in 1945 evokes fear and suspicion in its few inhabitants; no stranger has appeared in town for four years. When he tries to check into the hotel, he's denied a room. When McReedy insists on going up to one of the rooms, Hector (Lee Marvin), a menacing cowpoke, follows him and tries to bait him into fighting but fails. McReedy's request for information about Komoko, the Japanese farmer he's seeking, is met with silence by the frightened sheriff (Dean Jagger). Town boss Reno Smith (Robert Ryan), who's already having McReedy investigated, feigns hospitality while informing McReedy that Komoko left town long ago. McReedy rents a Jeep and rides out to Komoko's abandoned farm only to find a grave. Since he was surveilled by Coley (Ernest Borgnine), one of Smith's goons, McReedy... |
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