Behind the High Wall (1956)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1956-07-01
Director: Abner Biberman
Writers: Harold Jack Bloom , Richard K. Polimer , Wallace Sullivan
Language: English
Stars: Tom Tully , Sylvia Sidney , Betty Lynn , John Gavin , Don Beddoe , John Larch , Barney Phillips , Ed Kemmer , John Beradino , Rayford Barnes
Runtime: 85 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Oprør i fængslet (Denmark) , Behind the High Wall (United States of America) , Behind the High Wall (United Kingdom) , Brott bakom murarna (Sweden) , Piso ap' ta psila teihi (Greece) , La grande prigione (Italy) , Derrière les grands murs (France, French Republic) , Atrás das Grades de Ferro (Brazil) , Za wysoką ścianą (Poland) , Behind the High Wall , Verdammte hinter Gittern (Austria) , Vankilakapina (Finland) , Behind the High Wall (Korea) , Verdammte hinter Gittern , Spel met de dood (Netherlands the) , Tentación criminal (Argentina) , Un innocent va mourir (Belgium)
Plot: A group of convicts break out of prison, killing a guard, kidnapping the warden and forcing a reluctant inmate to accompany them. However, when a car accident kills everyone except the warden and the inmate hostage, the warden steals $100,000 of the gang's money, then when police arrive he accuses the inmate of the guard's murder in order to cover up his own crime.
IMDB:tt0048996