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Pressure Point
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6.5An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Released: 1962-10-1089 minDir: Hubert CornfieldDrama
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Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Doctor
- Bobby Darin as Patient
- Peter Falk as Young Psychiatrist
- Carl Benton Reid as Chief Medical Officer
- Mary Munday as Bar Hostess
- Howard Caine as Tavern Owner
Themes
- prison
- nightmare
- fascism
- insomnia
- flashback
- antisemitism
- racism
- psychiatrist
- told in flashback
- nazi collaborationism
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 738842
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- title
- Pressure Point
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racism
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Nazi Germany
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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International Standard Serial Number
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Sidney Poitier
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Peter Falk
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United Artists
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Stanley Kramer
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Bobby Darin
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Turner Classic Movies
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flashback
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sedition
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Leonard Maltin
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ProQuest
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Q443121
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Richard Bakalyan
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Ernest Gold
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Barry Gordon
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Categories
1960s melodrama films1960s prison films1960s psychological drama films1962 American films1962 drama films1962 English-language films1962 filmsAfrican-American drama filmsAfrican-American-related controversies in filmAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican prison drama filmsAmerican psychological drama filmsEnglish-language crime filmsFilms about anti-fascismFilms about NazisFilms about psychiatryFilms about racism in the United StatesFilms based on short fictionFilms directed by Hubert CornfieldFilms produced by Stanley KramerFilms scored by Ernest GoldFilms set in 1942Films set in 1962Films set on the United States home front during World War II