World for Ransom (1954)
- Directed by
- Robert Aldrich
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A private investigator in Singapore gets caught up in a plot to kidnap a nuclear physicist. He must navigate a web of crime and corruption to stop the scheme.
noirtensegrittyurbanmelancholicsuspensefulcynical
What happens
World for Ransom is a 1954 American film noir drama directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Dan Duryea, Patric Knowles, Gene Lockhart, Reginald Denny and Nigel Bruce (in his final film role). Many of the actors and sets used in the film were recycled from Duryea's television show China Smith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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