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Pressure Point
Pressure Point

Pressure Point

The boiling point of two men who mutinied against the world and each other!

Genres

Drama

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An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

10 October 1962

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Doctor

Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Patient

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Young Psychiatrist

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Chief Medical Officer

Mary Munday

Mary Munday

Bar Hostess

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Tavern Owner

Gilbert Green

Gilbert Green

Jewish Father

Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon

Patient (as a boy)

Richard Bakalyan

Richard Bakalyan

Jimmy

Lynn Loring

Lynn Loring

Jewish Girl

Anne Barton

Anne Barton

Mother

James Anderson

James Anderson

Father

Benjie Bancroft

Benjie Bancroft

Bud Cokes

Bud Cokes

Jimmie Horan

Jimmie Horan

Patient

Clegg Hoyt

Clegg Hoyt

Pete

Frank Maxwell

Frank Maxwell

Bund Meeting Spectator

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Bund Meeting Spectator

Butch Patrick

Butch Patrick

Imaginary Playmate

Yvette Vickers

Yvette Vickers

Drunken Woman

Duke Fishman

Duke Fishman

Lars Hensen

Lars Hensen

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Tiger Joe Marsh

Tiger Joe Marsh

Clyde McLeod

Clyde McLeod

Mike Morelli

Mike Morelli

George Murdock

George Murdock

Gil Perkins

Gil Perkins

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Herman Rudin

Herman Rudin

Phil Schumacher

Phil Schumacher

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Chalky Williams

Chalky Williams

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

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