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Même les assassins tremblent

Original title: Split Second
  • 1953
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 25m
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6.8/10
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Jan Sterling, Stephen McNally, and Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.
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Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town, knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town, knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.Two escaped killers take hostages and hide in a Nevada mining ghost town, knowing that an atom bomb is scheduled to be tested there the next morning.

  • Director
    • Dick Powell
  • Writers
    • William Bowers
    • Irving Wallace
    • Chester Erskine
  • Stars
    • Stephen McNally
    • Alexis Smith
    • Jan Sterling
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dick Powell
    • Writers
      • William Bowers
      • Irving Wallace
      • Chester Erskine
    • Stars
      • Stephen McNally
      • Alexis Smith
      • Jan Sterling
    • 50User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Stephen McNally and Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Jan Sterling and Keith Andes in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Frank DeKova, and Arthur Hunnicutt in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Frank DeKova, Arthur Hunnicutt, and Stephen McNally in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Frank DeKova, Paul Kelly, and Stephen McNally in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Keith Andes and Arthur Hunnicutt in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Stephen McNally and Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Stephen McNally and Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Stephen McNally and Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicutt, Paul Kelly, Stephen McNally, and Alexis Smith in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)
    Jan Sterling and Stephen McNally in Même les assassins tremblent (1953)

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    Stephen McNally
    Stephen McNally
    • Sam Hurley
    Alexis Smith
    Alexis Smith
    • Kay Garven
    Jan Sterling
    Jan Sterling
    • Dorothy 'Dottie' Vail
    Keith Andes
    Keith Andes
    • Larry Fleming
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Asa Tremaine
    Paul Kelly
    Paul Kelly
    • Bart Moore
    Robert Paige
    Robert Paige
    • Arthur Ashton
    Richard Egan
    Richard Egan
    • Dr. Neal Garven
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Dummy
    • (as Frank de Kova)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Hunter - Driver of Car
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Burt
    Benny Burt
    • Hunter
    • (uncredited)
    John Cliff
    John Cliff
    • Gas Station Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Air Force Helicopter Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    John Diggs
    • Colonel at Control Station
    • (uncredited)
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Colonel Wright
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Graham
    Fred Graham
    • A.F. Captain in Helicopter
    • (uncredited)
    Karen Hale
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Clark Howat
    Clark Howat
    • Lieutenant at Control Station
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dick Powell
    • Writers
      • William Bowers
      • Irving Wallace
      • Chester Erskine
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    • Trivia
      The escaped convict Bart Moore is played by Paul Kelly who himself spent 25 months during the late 1920s in California's San Quentin State Prison. He was convicted of manslaughter for the beating death of actor Ray Raymond, the first husband of actress Dorothy Mackaye, who was having an affair with Kelly and would later marry him. Kelly's next film after this one was "Duffy of San Quentin" (Duffy of San Quentin (1954)) where he plays the title role - the warden of the prison where he himself did time.
    • Goofs
      The five minute warning siren immediately started at peak, which is impossible because electromechanical sirens are essentially motors with blades attached, and no electric motor ever conceived of can start at maximum speed without first winding up to that speed from zero.
    • Quotes

      Larry Fleming: Well, Colonel, when you've seen one atom bomb, you've seen them all.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Jeux de rôles (1983)

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    7/10
    escaped cons take hostages into a blast zone
    Three desperate escaped convicts flee into the Nevada wastelands. Along the way they kidnap 5 travelers and force them to hole up in a ghost town for one night. To complicate matters, the government is planning to detonate an atomic bomb early the next morning which will turn the old town into toast. Very tense drama with a nerve tingling finale.
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    • helpless_dancer
    • Aug 27, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1953 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Split Second
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Encino Ranch - Balboa Boulevard & Burbank Boulevard, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA(ghost town)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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