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48 Hours to Live (1959)

48 Hours to Live poster
Original title
Med fara för livet
Directed by
Peter Bourne
Genre
crime film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is caught up in a criminal situation that must be resolved within two days. The story follows his struggle against time in a noir setting.

tenseurgentnoir-tingedgrittysuspensefulmelancholic

What happens

48 Hours to Live is a 1959 film starring Anthony Steel. It was known as Man in the Middle and was shot in Sweden. The movie was little seen outside Sweden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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