The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man's brother escapes from prison and asks for help crossing the border into Mexico. The brothers clash over loyalty and family responsibilities in a dusty Arizona town.

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What happens

The Bottom of the Bottle is a 1956 American CinemaScope drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson and Ruth Roman. It is based on the novel of the same title written by Georges Simenon during his stay in Nogales, Arizona. The novel was adapted for film by Sydney Boehm and was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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