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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Hubert Cornfield
- Cast member
- Richard Bakalyan
- Composer
- Ernest Gold
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Haller
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 738842
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- title
- Pressure Point
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- United Artists
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