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About
After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
Theatrical
Sep 15, 1962
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Kaufman-Lubin Productions, Allied Artists Pictures, Allied Artists
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Cast
Full credits →B
Ben Gazzara
John Resko
S
Stuart Whitman
Principal Keeper
R
Ray Walston
Iggy
V
Vincent Price
Carl Carmer
R
Rod Steiger
Tiptoes
B
Broderick Crawford
Warden
J
Jack Kruschen
Resko's Father
S
Sammy Davis Jr.
Wino
N
Naomi Stevens
Resko's Mother
A
Adam Williams
Guard
J
Jack Albertson
Teach
J
John Kellogg
Guard
R
Robert H. Harris
Commissioner
C
Carmen Phillips
Connie Resko
T
Timothy Carey
Nick
M
Myron Healey
Gunther
L
Lee Krieger
Stanley
J
Josip Elic
Vic the Barber
A
Arthur Malet
Storekeeper
R
Robert Christopher
Guard
