The Ceremony (1963)

Directed by

Laurence Harvey

Genre

drama film, prison film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is imprisoned and tries to escape. The story follows his efforts and the people he encounters inside.

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What happens

The Ceremony is a 1963 American neo-noir crime film directed by Laurence Harvey and written by Ben Barzman. The film stars Laurence Harvey, Sarah Miles, Robert Walker Jr., John Ireland, Ross Martin, Lee Patterson, Jack MacGowran, Murray Melvin and Noel Purcell. The film was released on December 18, 1963, by United Artists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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