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Across the Bridge (1957)

Across the Bridge poster
Directed by
Ken Annakin
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A businessman on the run in a foreign country switches identities with a dead man to avoid capture. He tries to stay ahead of the police and a relentless pursuer.

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What happens

Across the Bridge is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Rod Steiger, David Knight, Marla Landi, Noel Willman and Bernard Lee. Based on the 1938 short story by Graham Greene, it is about a fugitive (Steiger) who impersonates another man to evade the authorities. It was released by The Rank Organisation on August 20, 1957. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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