The Lineup (1958)

Directed by

Don Siegel

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

San Francisco police investigate a series of crimes with a pattern. The film follows officers working a case involving stolen narcotics.

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What happens

The Lineup is a 1958 American film version of the police procedural series of the same title that ran on CBS radio from 1950 until 1953, and on CBS television from 1954 until 1960. The film was directed by Don Siegel. It features a number of scenes shot on location in San Francisco during the late 1950s, including shots of the Embarcadero Freeway (then still under construction), the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, the War Memorial Opera House, the Mark Hopkins Hotel, and Sutro Baths. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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