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The River's Edge (1957)

The River's Edge poster
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and his wife get involved with a criminal who forces them into a dangerous journey across a mountain. The story follows their struggle for survival and the moral choices they must make.

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What happens

The River's Edge is a 1957 American film noir adventure, crime, and drama DeLuxe CinemaScope film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn and Debra Paget. The picture is based on the unpublished short story "The Higher Mountain" by Harold Jacob Smith. Location filming was done in Amecameca and Iztaccihuatl in Mexico. The supporting cast features Harry Carey, Jr. and Chubby Johnson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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