Suddenly (1954)
- Directed by
- Lewis Allen
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 119 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A hired assassin and his gang take over a house in a small California town to shoot the president when his train stops there. They hold a family hostage while local law enforcement tries to stop them.
tensesuspensefulclaustrophobicshadowyurgentgrimquiet-then-loud
What happens
Suddenly is a 1954 black and white American noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden, and features James Gleason and Nancy Gates. The story concerns a small California town whose tranquility is shattered when the train of the president of the United States is scheduled to make a stop there, and a hired assassin and his henchmen take over a home that provides a perfect vantage point from which to assassinate the president. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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