A Life in the Balance

Name: A Life in the Balance
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1955-07-01
Duration: 1 h 14 min
Cast: Ricardo Montalban, Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin, José Pérez, Rodolfo Acosta

1955·Movie

·1h 14min·

Crime Mystery

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6.1

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About

A killer with the cunning of a maniac. A little boy with the courage of a lion.

A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

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Actors

Ricardo Montalban

Antonio Gómez

Anne Bancroft

María Ibinia

Lee Marvin

The Killer

José Pérez

Paco Gómez

Rodolfo Acosta

Lt. Fernando

Carlos Múzquiz

Capt. Saldana

Jorge Treviño

Sergeant

José Torvay

Andrés Martínez

Eva Calvo

Carla Arlota

Fanny Schiller

Carmen Martínez

Tamara Garina

Doña Lucrecia

Pascual García Peña

Porter (as Pascual G. Pena)

Tony Carbajal

Pedro (as Antonio Carbajal)

Crew

Directed by:

Harry Horner, John Burch, Rafael Portillo

Written by:

Georges Simenon, Leo Townsend, Robert Presnell Jr.

Produced by:

Leonard Goldstein, John Burch, Ricardo Beltri

Composed by:

Galdino R. Samperio, Raúl Lavista, Jesús González Gancy

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How long is A Life in the Balance?

1 h 14 min

A Life in the Balance runs 1 h 14 min.

What language is A Life in the Balance in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in Mexico, United States.