Pressure Point (1962)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 31min
- Drama
- 11 Jul 1963 (Mexico)
- Movie
A Black prison psychiatrist is assigned the distasteful task of helping a paranoid American Nazi charged with sedition.
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- 1 nomination.
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| Sidney Poitier | ... |
Doctor
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| Bobby Darin | ... |
Patient
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| Peter Falk | ... |
Young Psychiatrist
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| Carl Benton Reid | ... |
Chief Medical Officer
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Mary Munday | ... |
Bar Hostess
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| Howard Caine | ... |
Tavern Owner
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| Gilbert Green | ... |
Jewish Father
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| Barry Gordon | ... |
Boy Patient
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| Richard Bakalyan | ... |
Jimmy
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| Lynn Loring | ... |
Jewish Girl
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| Anne Barton | ... |
Mother
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| James Anderson | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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Bud Cokes | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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| Duke Fishman | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Leonard Geiger | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lars Hensen | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Horan | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Clegg Hoyt | ... |
Pete - Tavern Patron (uncredited)
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| Michael Jeffers | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Bund Meeting Speaker (uncredited)
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Tiger Joe Marsh | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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| Frank Maxwell | ... |
Bund Meeting Speaker (uncredited)
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Clyde McLeod | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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Mike Morelli | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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| George Murdock | ... |
Rally Speaker (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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| Butch Patrick | ... |
Imaginary Playmate (uncredited)
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| Gil Perkins | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Jack Perrin | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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Herman Rudin | ... |
Guard at Doctor's Door (uncredited)
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| Phil Schumacher | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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| Yvette Vickers | ... |
Drunken Woman (uncredited)
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| Max Wagner | ... |
Bund Meeting Spectator (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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| Harry Wilson | ... |
Inmate (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Hubert Cornfield | ||
Written by
| Hubert Cornfield | ... | (screenplay) & |
| S. Lee Pogostin | ... | (screenplay) |
| Robert M. Lindner | ... | (story "The Fifty-Minute Hour") (as Robert Lindner) |
Produced by
| Stanley Kramer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ernest Gold | ||
Cinematography by
| Ernest Haller | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Frederic Knudtson | ||
| Hubert Cornfield | ... | (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Lynn Stalmaster | ||
Production Design by
| Rudolph Sternad | ||
Art Direction by
| George C. Webb | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| George Milo | ||
Makeup Department
| George Lane | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Nate H. Edwards | ... | production manager (as Nate Edwards) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Phil Bowles | ... | assistant director (as Philip Bowles) |
Art Department
| Art Cole | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Walter Elliott | ... | sound editor |
| Jean L. Speak | ... | sound engineer (as James Speak) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Don L. Carstensen | ... | chief gaffer |
| Conrad L. Hall | ... | camera operator (as Conrad Hall) |
| Morris Rosen | ... | company grip |
| Sam Van Zenten | ... | assistant company grip |
| Jordan Cronenweth | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Joe King | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Art Dunham | ... | music editor |
| Paul Beaver | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Martin J. Berman | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Gene Cipriano | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Jack Cookerly | ... | musician: organ (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | musician: accordion (uncredited) |
| Alexander Gerens | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Ernest Gold | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Robert Helfer | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Manny Klein | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| William Kraft | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Ronald Langinger | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Sinclair Lott | ... | musician: horn (uncredited) |
| Abe Luboff | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Shelly Manne | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| G.R. Menhennick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: horn (uncredited) |
| Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Sam Rice | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Martin Ruderman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Harold Schneier | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Seymour Zeldin | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marshall Schlom | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Stanley Kramer | ... | presenter |
| Leah Bernstein | ... | executive secretary to producer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968) (United States) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS) (Circa 1990s)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox India (1963) (India) (theatrical)
- United Artists (A-Asia) (1962) (Australia) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (United States) (tv) (202) (streaming)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- National Screen Service (main titles)
- Pacific Title (optical effects)
- Stalmaster-Lister Co. (casting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An African-American prison psychiatrist (Sidney Poitier) finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate (Bobby Darin) with bigoted Nazi tendencies. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | FILMED IN BLACK, IN WHITE, IN RAGE!... a motion picture without a safety valve! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Producer Stanley Kramer directed the framing story, which refers to the present-day story that Sidney Poitier tells to Peter Falk. See more » |
| Goofs | The calendar visible on the wall of the Doctor's office in 1942 is not correct for that year. (It would be correct for 1962.) See more » |
| Soundtracks | Here Comes the Bride See more » |
| Quotes |
Doctor:
[angrily to the Patient]
This is my country! This is where I've done what I've done, and if there were a million cruds like you, all sick like you are sick, all shouting, 'Down, destroy, degrade,' and if there were 20 million more sick enough to listen to them, you are still gonna lose! You're gonna lose, Mister, because there is something in this country, something so big, so strong that you don't even know... something big enough to take it from people like you and come back and nail you into the ground. You're walking out of here? You are going nowhere! Now get out! See more » |