Movie
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955NR1h 21m7.3 / 10
Just the way it happened!
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
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Synopsis
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
Cast, crew and production details
About Bad Day at Black Rock
Cast
Spencer TracyJohn J. Macreedy
Robert RyanReno Smith
Walter BrennanDoc T.R. Velie Jr.
Lee MarvinHector David
Dean JaggerTim Horn
Anne FrancisLiz Wirth
John EricsonPete Wirth
Ernest BorgnineColey TrimbleCredits
- Directed by
- John Sturges
- Written by
- Millard Kaufman, Howard Breslin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
- $3.8M
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
Themes
1940sbased on short storydesertfilm noirjapanese americanmurderone armed manpost world war iiracismsouthwestern u.s.
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