Directed by:
Elia KazanScreenplay:
Richard MurphyCinematography:
Norbert BrodineComposer:
David ButtolphCast:
Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams, Arthur Kennedy, Sam Levene, Robert Keith, Ed Begley, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, George Petrie, Barry Kelley (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
When a local priest is murdered, a nervous drifter is fingered as the murderer. He denies committing the crime, but it's up to a prosecutor (Dana Andrews) who believes the man is innocent to convince the court. The film is based on a true story. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Dana Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/582/166582949_d1541e.jpg)
Dana Andrews
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Laura (1944)
Ball of Fire (1941)
![Jane Wyatt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/320/320689_db0c56.jpg)
Jane Wyatt
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
![Lee J. Cobb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270773_c094c8.jpg)
Lee J. Cobb
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
On the Waterfront (1954)
![Cara Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120138_578902.jpg)
Cara Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Laura (1944)
Boomerang! (1947)
![Arthur Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471105_5c3dfb.jpg)
Arthur Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Window (1949)
![Sam Levene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455767_17e517.jpg)
Sam Levene
Russian Empire
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
![Robert Keith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120130_3dff3e.jpg)
Robert Keith
USA
Best movies:
Woman on the Run (1950)
Cimarron (1960)
The Lineup (1958)
![Ed Begley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384710_f5db3d.png)
Ed Begley
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![Karl Malden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361539_a8f610.png)
Karl Malden
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
On the Waterfront (1954)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
![Brian Keith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271648_d0f0b3.jpg)
Brian Keith
USA
Best movies:
The Parent Trap (1961)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Fort Dobbs (1958)
![George Petrie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507450_a31199.jpg)
George Petrie
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Dead Ringer (1964)
Hud (1963)
![Barry Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262615_18eeb2.jpg)
Barry Kelley
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Carrie (1952)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
![Philip Coolidge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674158_9c7656.jpg)
Philip Coolidge
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Bon Voyage! (1962)
North by Northwest (1959)
![Bert Freed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000076_8e84cd.gif)
Bert Freed
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Paulene Myers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/370/159370094_c77c97.jpg)
Paulene Myers
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
![Anthony Ross](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760281_6143ab.jpg)
Anthony Ross
USA
Best movies:
The Country Girl (1954)
The Window (1949)
The Gunfighter (1950)
![Reed Hadley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309415_10d1de.jpg)
Reed Hadley
USA
Best movies:
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Kansas Pacific (1953)
Bachelor Mother (1939)
![William Challee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933697_9032c3.gif)
William Challee
USA
Best movies:
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Reign of Terror (1949)
Cimarron (1960)
![Edgar Stehli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/333/158333189_2c287a.jpg)
Edgar Stehli
France
Best movies:
Seconds (1966)
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
Loving (1970)
![Taylor Holmes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/998/160998280_5c61de.jpg)
Taylor Holmes
USA
Best movies:
Sudden Fear (1952)
Caged (1950)
Act of Violence (1948)