Pressure Point (1962)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.817 |
Directed By
Hubert Cornfield
Crew
Hubert Cornfield
S. Lee Pogostin
Ernest Gold
Hubert Cornfield
George Milo
George C. Webb
Phil Bowles
George Lane
Hubert Cornfield
Stanley Kramer
Ernest Haller
Frederic Knudtson
Lynn Stalmaster
Rudolph Sternad
Conrad L. Hall
Nate H. Edwards
Jean L. Speak
Walter Elliott
Art Dunham
Morris Rosen
Marshall Schlom
Art Cole
Joe King
Sam Van Zenten
Don L. Carstensen
Robert Lindner
TOP 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
Anne Barton
Mother
James Anderson
Father
Jimmie Horan
Patient
Clegg Hoyt
Pete
Frank Maxwell
Bund Meeting Spectator
William H. O'Brien
Bund Meeting Spectator
Butch Patrick
Imaginary Playmate
Yvette Vickers
Drunken Woman
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