Film
A Life in the Balance
1955 · 1h 14m · Crime · Mystery · Thriller
A killer with the cunning of a maniac. A little boy with the courage of a lion.
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Overview
A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.
Cast
Ricardo Montalban
Antonio Gómez
Anne Bancroft
María Ibinia
Lee Marvin
The Killer
José Pérez
Paco Gómez
Rodolfo Acosta
Lt. Fernando
Carlos Múzquiz
Capt. Saldana
Jorge Treviño
Sergeant
José Torvay
Andrés Martínez
Eva Calvo
Carla Arlota
Fanny Schiller
Carmen Martínez
Tamara Garina
Doña Lucrecia
Pascual García Peña
Porter (as Pascual G. Pena)
Tony Carbajal
Pedro (as Antonio Carbajal)
Crew
- Harry HornerDirector
- Rafael PortilloDirector
- Robert Presnell Jr.Screenplay
- Leo TownsendScreenplay
- Georges SimenonNovel
- Leonard GoldsteinProducer
- Raúl LavistaOriginal Music Composer
- George CroneEditor
- George A. GittensEditor
- Mildred GusseCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 1, 1955
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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