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Edge of the City(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-01-04
71%
59 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Tense drama of frightened men!
Overview:
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
David Susskind Productions
Jonathan Productions
Movie: Edge of the City
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Cassavetes
Axel Nordmann
Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler
Jack Warden
Charles Malik
Kathleen Maguire
Ellen Wilson
Ruby Dee
Lucy Tyler
Val Avery
Brother
Robert F. Simon
George Nordmann
Ruth White
Katherine Nordmann
John Kellogg
Detective
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