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The Pusher (1960)

The Pusher poster
Directed by
Gene Milford
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a series of drug-related murders. He follows leads through a network of addicts and dealers.

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What happens

The Pusher is a 1960 American crime film directed and co-produced by Gene Milford. The screenplay—based on Ed McBain's novel of the same name, from his 87th Precinct series—was written by Harold Robbins. The film stars Kathy Carlyle, Robert Lansing, Felice Orlandi, Douglas Rodgers and Sloan Simpson. The film was produced in 1958, and released by United Artists in 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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