9.4Summary
In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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Cast
14 of 14
Sterling HaydenTall Convict
Geraldine PageYoung Woman
Milton SelzerSecond Convict
James WesterfieldWarden
Malcolm AtterburyThe Doctor
Sandy KenyonThe Deputy
Marc LawrenceThe Cajun
Len LesserMan with Gun
Richard LePoreMan on Cotton House
Naomi StevensWoman on Shanty Boat
Stafford ReppSteamboat Captain
Alvin ChildressFarmer on Levee
Clegg HoytArmy Officer
Melvyn DouglasSelf - Host
Crew
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Written by
- William Faulkner
- Produced by
- Fred Coe
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Facts
November 20, 1958 · 1 h 30 min · Violence
- Released
- November 20, 1958
- Runtime
- 1 h 30 min
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States