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The Lineup

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.8K
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Eli Wallach in The Lineup (1958)
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  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
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  • Director
    • Don Siegel
  • Writers
    • Stirling Silliphant
    • Fred Eggers(story editor)
    • Lawrence M. Klee(original creator: Columbia Broadcasting System TV series 'The Lineup')
  • Stars
    • Eli Wallach
    • Robert Keith
    • Richard Jaeckel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Don Siegel
  • Writers
    • Stirling Silliphant
    • Fred Eggers(story editor)
    • Lawrence M. Klee(original creator: Columbia Broadcasting System TV series 'The Lineup')
  • Stars
    • Eli Wallach
    • Robert Keith
    • Richard Jaeckel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    The Lineup
    Trailer 2:10
    The Lineup

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    Richard Jaeckel, Robert Keith, and Eli Wallach in The Lineup (1958)
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    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Danceras Dancer
    Robert Keith
    Robert Keith
    • Julianas Julian
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Sandy McLainas Sandy McLain
    Mary LaRoche
    Mary LaRoche
    • Dorothy Bradshawas Dorothy Bradshaw
    William Leslie
    William Leslie
    • Larry Warneras Larry Warner
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Insp. Al Quineas Insp. Al Quine
    Marshall Reed
    Marshall Reed
    • Insp. Fred Asheras Insp. Fred Asher
    Raymond Bailey
    Raymond Bailey
    • Philip Dressleras Philip Dressler
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • The Manas The Man
    Cheryl Callaway
    • Cindy Bradshawas Cindy Bradshaw
    Robert Bailey
    Robert Bailey
    • Staplesas Staples
    Warner Anderson
    Warner Anderson
    • Lt. Ben Guthrieas Lt. Ben Guthrie
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Porteras Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carol
    • Lab Technicianas Lab Technician
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Cirillo
    • Porteras Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Courtney
    Chuck Courtney
    • Boyas Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Truck Driveras Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Francis De Sales
    Francis De Sales
    • Chester McPheeas Chester McPhee
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Siegel
    • Writers
      • Stirling Silliphant
      • Fred Eggers(story editor)
      • Lawrence M. Klee(original creator: Columbia Broadcasting System TV series 'The Lineup')
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the final scene, where the car nearly drives off the end of San Francisco's still-unfinished Embarcadero Freeway, the car was driven by stunt driver Guy Way. Way's wife was in the car with him; he had told her that he was just going to drive the car near the edge of the drop-off--which was about 100 feet--and then stop. What he didn't tell her was that he was actually supposed to accelerate to top speed then slam on the brakes in order to stop just inches from the precipice. Director Don Siegel in an interview recalled that when the shot was complete, Way's wife was so traumatized by the stunt that she had to be dragged from the car, kicking and screaming hysterically. The couple survived but it is not clear if their marriage did. In addition to the stunt, Way was briefly seen at the beginning of the film playing the cab driver who crashes on the Embarcadero.
    • Goofs
      When the passengers are disembarking the ship, Staples gives Dancer the address of the couple as "9020 Jackson". Dancer then relays it to his driver, McLain, as "2090 Jackson". McLain then drives to the correct house on 2090 Jackson Street, which was then being used as the headquarters of the California Historical Society.
    • Quotes

      Julian: When you live outside the law, you have to eliminate dishonesty.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Polly Wolly Doodle
      (uncredited)

      Song first published Harvard student songbook in 1880.

      Heard on calliope in museum

    User reviews55

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Slick and brutal Don Siegel thriller centers on psychopathology of killers
    Heroin from Asia is flooding into San Francisco, carried in souvenirs and curios packed by unwitting mules. When the mules arrive home to kick back after their peregrinations around the Pacific Rim, they are paid an unexpected and usually unpleasant visit by a team of psycho-killers named Dancer and Julian (Eli Wallach and Robert Keith, respectively), who collect the precious narcotic. Wallach is forever on the edge of detonation, so it takes the patient ministrations of Keith to soothe him down and keep him on task; their relationship suggests that of an old queen dealing with rough trade. (Their young driver, Richard Jaeckel -- best remembered as the young Turk in Come Back, Little Sheba -- adds to the homoerotic tone, as does a violent scene in a steambath). Don Siegel goads the action along and knows what he's doing every step of the way. The Lineup marks a no-man's-land between classic film noir, which had pretty much ground to a halt, and the flatter, faster and more sensational thrillers that the early 1960s would bring; in its more modest way, it foreshadows later movies like The Detective, Bullitt and The French Connection.
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    • Jan 3, 2002

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Henker ist unterwegs
    • Filming locations
      • Cliff House - 1090 Point Lobos Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Pajemer Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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