Summary
Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 54
IMDb6.3
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −33 min on the typical 108
typical 10875Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1958
October 1, 1958
68 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
24 of 25
Robert LoggiaDetective Steve Carelli
Gerald S. O'LoughlinDetective Mike Maguire
Shirley BallardAlice Maguire
Russell HardieDetective Lt. Byrnes- HRHal RiddleMercer
- BNBill NeffKling
- GMGene MillerMiller
Vincent GardeniaDanny the Gimp- JGJohn GerstadLaboratory Technician
- RSRalph StantleyDetective Hal Willis
- GCGlenn CannonRip
Alan MansonClark
Sandra StevensNewlywed Wife- JMJanet MansonMaggie Reardon
Jerry OrbachMumzer
Johnny SevenWilliam "Willie" Bronken
Lincoln KilpatrickDetective Dave Foster
Miriam GoldinaMama Lucy- TNThomas NelloOrtiz
- KHKate HarkinOrtiz's Wife
- ABAlan BergnanPolice Officer Reardon
- LBLulu B. KingDetective Foster's Mother
- TGTerry GreenBoy in Lineup
Steve FrankenBoy in Lineup
Directing · 3
- William Berke Director, Producer
- John Zane Assistant Director
- John Clarke Bowman Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Henry Kane Screenplay
- Evan Hunter Novel
Production · 2
- Louis Klotz Production Manager
- Lee Gordon Producer's Assistant
Camera · 1
- J. Burgi Contner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Everett Sutherland Supervising Editor
Sound · 2
- Albert Glasser Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Edward J. Johnstone Sound
Art · 1
- Paul M. Heller Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Bob Kelly Makeup Artist
- Vince Stewart Wardrobe Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Louis DeWitt Special Effects
- Jack Rabin Special Effects
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