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Behind the High Wall poster

Behind the High Wall(1956)

NRJuly 1, 19561h 25m

Crime Drama Thriller

55%User score 55 percent

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12 votes

The untold story of the BIG-HOUSE PRISON BREAK!

Overview

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

Director: Abner Biberman
Writers: Richard K. Polimer, Wallace Sullivan, Harold Jack Bloom

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Tom Tully
Frank Carmichael
Sylvia Sidney
Hilda Carmichael
Betty Lynn
Anne MacGregor
John Gavin
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Status: Released
Original title: Behind the High Wall
Original language: English
Production: Universal International Pictures

Keywords

prison
prison escape
film noir
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