Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Casts Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Anita Colby, Sam Levene, Jeff Corey, John Hoyt
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Beauty and the Beast
On the Waterfront
Out of the Past
Dead Man Walking
Pickpocket
Manhattan
A Streetcar Named Desire
All About Eve
Murder She Said
Murder at the Gallop
Murder Most Foul
Murder Ahoy
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Mildred Pierce
The Train
The Thin Man
The Girl of the Mountains
Modern Times
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
My Darling Clementine
SIMILAR MOVIES
Beauty and the Beast
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1946
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.On the Waterfront
IMDB 7.9 | Jun , 1954
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.Out of the Past
IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 1947
The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.Dead Man Walking
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1995
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.Pickpocket
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1959
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.Manhattan
IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1979
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.A Streetcar Named Desire
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 1951
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.All About Eve
IMDB 8.1 | Nov , 1950
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.Murder She Said
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1961
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.Murder at the Gallop
IMDB 7.1 | May , 1963
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.Murder Most Foul
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 1964
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.Murder Ahoy
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 1964
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.Good Night, and Good Luck.
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2005
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.Mildred Pierce
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1945
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.The Train
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1964
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.The Thin Man
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1934
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.The Girl of the Mountains
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1974
An unbaptized woman is killed because of the regressive mentality existing in the mountains of northern Albania.Modern Times
IMDB 8.3 | Feb , 1936
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1939
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.My Darling Clementine
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 1946
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.