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Pressure Point(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-10-10
65%
41 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
The boiling point of two men who mutinied against the world and each other!
Overview:
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Stanley Kramer Productions
Movie: Pressure Point
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sidney Poitier
Doctor
Bobby Darin
Patient
Peter Falk
Young Psychiatrist
Carl Benton Reid
Chief Medical Officer
Mary Munday
Bar Hostess
Howard Caine
Tavern Owner
Gilbert Green
Jewish Father
Barry Gordon
Patient (as a boy)
Richard Bakalyan
Jimmy
Lynn Loring
Jewish Girl
Video Trailer Pressure Point
Video: Classic Trailer
Classic Trailer
"I Wanted To Help You"
The Patient's Childhood
The Psychiatrist Meets His New Patient
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Classic Trailer - Trailer
"I Wanted To Help You" - Clip
The Patient's Childhood - Clip
The Psychiatrist Meets His New Patient - Clip
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