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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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