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Summary
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 60Audiences 72GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer60%
Audience score73%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −15 min on the typical 106
typical 10691Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
1954
August 5, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Glenn FordJeff Warren
Gloria GrahameVicki Buckley
Broderick CrawfordCarl Buckley
Edgar BuchananAlec Simmons
Kathleen CaseEllen Simmons
Peggy MaleyJean
Diane DeLaireVera Simmons
Grandon RhodesJohn Owens
Dan SeymourBartender (uncredited)
John PickardMatt Henley
Paul BrinegarBrakeman
Dan RissProsecutor Gruber
John ZarembaRussell- CLCarl LeeJohn Thurston
Olan SouleLewis
Directing · 2
- Fritz Lang Director
- Milton Feldman Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Alfred Hayes Writer
- Émile Zola Novel
Production · 1
- Lewis J. Rachmil Producer
Camera · 1
- Burnett Guffey Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Aaron Stell Editor
- William A. Lyon Editor
Sound · 3
- Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
- Morris Stoloff Conductor
- John P. Livadary Sound, Recording Supervision
Art · 2
- William Kiernan Set Decoration
- Robert Peterson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jean Louis Costume Design
- Helen Hunt Hairstylist
- Clay Campbell Makeup Artist
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