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Behind the High Wall (1956)

Crime | 85 minutes
3,28 9 votes

Genre: Crime / Drama

Duration: 85 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Abner Biberman

Stars: Tom Tully, Sylvia Sidney and Betty Lynn

IMDb score: 6,4 (326)

Releasedate: 1 July 1956

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Behind the High Wall plot

"The untold story of the BIG-HOUSE PRISON BREAK!"

A group of convicted criminals escape from prison. They kill a guard, kidnap the prison director and force an unwilling cellmate to go with them. The getaway car is involved in a traffic accident, in which only the prison director and the unwilling cellmate survive. The warden steals the $100,000 from the deceased criminals. When the police arrive, he accuses the reluctant cellmate of the theft.

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Actors and actresses

Warden Frank Carmichael

Hilda Carmichael

Anne MacGregor

Johnny Hutchins

Todd 'Mac' MacGregor

William Kiley

Tom Reynolds

Charlie Rains

Carl Burkhardt

George Miller

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Not surprising: an interesting problem developed and I was curious whether and how the prison director could get out of it. A bit of a shame about the melodramatic ending.

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