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Man on Fire (1957)

Man on Fire poster
Directed by
Ranald MacDougall
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A divorced man fights for custody of his young son after his ex-wife remarries. His rigid and bitter attitude strains his relationship with everyone around him.

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What happens

Man on Fire is a 1957 American drama film directed by Ranald MacDougall and starring Bing Crosby in a rare non-singing, unsympathetic role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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