IMDb
6.5 /10
531 votes


Drama · 1961 · 1h 41min
Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.
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United ArtistsIMDb
6.5 /10
531 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100 /100
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TMDB
5.9 /10
8 votes
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Weighted average
7.5/10
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