5 Against the House (1955)

Directed by

Phil Karlson

Genre

drama film, film noir, heist film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four college friends plan to rob a casino in Reno. They want to prove they can pull off a perfect crime.

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What happens

5 Against the House is a 1955 American heist film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith and William Conrad. The screenplay is based on Jack Finney's 1954 novel of the same name, later serialized by Good Housekeeping magazine. The film centers on a fictional robbery of Harold's Club, a real Reno casino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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