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Action · Thriller · Crime · 1955 · 1h 23min

Big House, U.S.A.

ActionThrillerCrime

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.

Director: Howard W. Koch

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Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Ralph Meeker

Geraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman

Reed Hadley

Special FBI Agent James Madden

William Talman

William 'Machine Gun' Mason

Lon Chaney Jr.

Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Studios

Bel-Air Productions

Country

🇺🇸United States of America

Languages

English

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🇺🇸Estados UnidosMar 3, 1955

🇩🇪AlemaniaMar 2, 1956

Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)

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IMDb

6.6 /10

1k votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

6.6 /10

24 votes

Letterboxd

6.6 /10

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Weighted average

6.6/10

IMDb6.6
TMDB6.6
Lbxd6.6