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The Rack

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
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Paul Newman and Anne Francis in The Rack (1956)
Legal DramaPsychological DramaDramaWar

A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.

  • Director
    • Arnold Laven
  • Writers
    • Stewart Stern
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Wendell Corey
    • Walter Pidgeon
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arnold Laven
    • Writers
      • Stewart Stern
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Wendell Corey
      • Walter Pidgeon
    • 41User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Top Cast76

    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Capt. Edward W. Hall, Jr.
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Maj. Sam Moulton
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick
    Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    • Aggie Hall
    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Capt. John R. Miller
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Caroline
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • Col. Ira Hansen
    Robert F. Simon
    Robert F. Simon
    • Law Officer
    • (as Robert Simon)
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Court President
    Adam Williams
    Adam Williams
    • Sgt. Otto Pahnke
    James Best
    James Best
    • Millard Chilson Cassidy
    Fay Roope
    Fay Roope
    • Col. Dudley Smith
    Barry Atwater
    Barry Atwater
    • Maj. Byron Phillips
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    James Anderson
    James Anderson
    • Skinny
    • (uncredited)
    David Bair
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Family Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Arnold Laven
    • Writers
      • Stewart Stern
      • Rod Serling
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Rod Serling took 19 months to complete the teleplay, the longest he ever spent writing a single screenplay. It also took seven re-writes to get to the final version, the most of any of his screenplays.
    • Goofs
      In the closing scene inside the courtroom, Capt. Miller (Lee Marvin) conspicuously comes in and sits down in a chair right next to the door, against the back wall. We see him there in a couple of close-up shots, but in several wide camera shots taken from the front of the courtroom, he is nowhere to be seen.
    • Quotes
      • Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick: [Addressing the jury, presenting the closing arguments for Capt. Hall's defense] Gentlemen, I have here a document which is not very pleasant to read. It's a communiqué written by the Communists describing shortcomings they observed among certain American prisoners of war.
      • Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick: [Quoting from the document] "One: Many of the prisoners reveal weak loyalties to their families, their communities, and their army. Two: When left alone, they tend to feel deserted, and they underestimate their ability to survive, because they underestimate themselves."
      • Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick: Now, the report goes on to say that even some of our university graduates have a very dim idea of American history and of the strengths and weaknesses of American democracy and that they are virtually ignorant of Communism, because we have never taken the trouble to inform them of its nature. The Communist program of indoctrination was based on this appraisal - and succeeded, because in many cases, the appraisal was true... And now we must judge Capt. Hall. Gentlemen, if there is guilt, where does it lie? In that small number who defected under pressure, as Capt. Hall did? Or do we not share it? At least those of us who created *part* of a generation which may collapse, because we have left it uninspired, uninformed, and - as in the case of Capt. Hall - unprepared to go the limit, because he had not been given the warmth to support him along the way... And now we must judge Capt. Hall. And let us make absolutely certain, that we have had no part in his collapse. This man has proven himself in the two wars of his youth, who has been exposed to conditions of captivity, against which we have never had to test ourselves.
    • Alternate versions
      Exists in a computer-colorized version.
    • Connections
      Features The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      The Last Time I Saw Paris
      (uncredited)
      Music by Jerome Kern
      Hummed by Walter Pidgeon

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 2, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anklage: Hochverrat
    • Filming locations
      • Letterman Army Hospital, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, USA(exterior scenes at the army hospital)
    • Production company
      • Loew's
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $779,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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