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Behind the High Wall is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman starring Tom Tully and Sylvia Sidney.

Behind the High Wall
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Abner Biberman
Screenplay by	Harold Jack Bloom
Story by	Richard K. Polimer Wallace Sullivan
Produced by	Stanley Rubin
Starring	Tom Tully Sylvia Sidney
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Universal International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 1956 (1956-07) (USA)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It featured an early performance by John Gavin who had just signed with Universal.[1] It was sometimes referred to as his first film[2] although he had appeared in Raw Edge under another name. In March 1956 it was said "John Gilmore" was in the film but in the credits he is called "John Gavin".[3]

Plot

Inmates pull a prison break, taking the warden and another prisoner as hostages. But when the car gets into a crash, killing the others, the warden makes off with the gang's loot and places the blame on the other hostage.

Cast

• Tom Tully as Warden Carmichael
• Sylvia Sidney as Hilda Carmichael
• Betty Lynn as Anne MacGregor
• John Gavin as Johnny Hutchins
• Don Beddoe as Todd MacGregor
• John Larch as William Kiley
• Barney Phillips as Tom Renolds
• Ed Kemmer as Charlie Rains
• John Beradino as Carl Burkhardt
• Rayford Barnes as George Miller
• Nicky Blair as Roy Burkhardt
• David Garcia as Morgan
• Peter Leeds as First Detective
• James Hyland as Second Detective (as Jim Hyland)

References

External links

• Behind the High Wall at IMDb
• Behind the High Wall at the TCM Movie Database
• review of film at Noir of the week

На других языках

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- [en] Behind the High Wall

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[ru] За высокой стеной

«За высокой стеной» (англ. Behind the High Wall) — фильм нуар режиссёра Абнера Бибермана, который вышел на экраны в 1956 году.

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