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The Weapon

  • 1956
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
522
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Herbert Marshall, Steve Cochran, Nicole Maurey, Lizabeth Scott, and Jon Whiteley in The Weapon (1956)
CrimeMysteryThriller

A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.

  • Directors
    • Val Guest
    • Hal E. Chester
  • Writers
    • Fred Freiberger
    • Hal E. Chester
  • Stars
    • Steve Cochran
    • Lizabeth Scott
    • George Cole
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    522
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Val Guest
      • Hal E. Chester
    • Writers
      • Fred Freiberger
      • Hal E. Chester
    • Stars
      • Steve Cochran
      • Lizabeth Scott
      • George Cole
    • 14User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast37

    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    • Mark Andrews
    Lizabeth Scott
    Lizabeth Scott
    • Elsa Jenner
    George Cole
    George Cole
    • Joshua Henry
    Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall
    • Supt. Mackenzie
    Nicole Maurey
    Nicole Maurey
    • Vivienne
    Jon Whiteley
    Jon Whiteley
    • Erik Jenner
    • (as Jon Whitely)
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Jamison
    Stanley Maxted
    • Colonel
    Felix Felton
    • Oscar Smithson
    Denis Shaw
    Denis Shaw
    • Groggins
    John Horsley
    John Horsley
    • Johnson
    Fred Johnson
    Fred Johnson
    • Fitzsimmons
    John Adams
    • Police Constable Chasing Erik
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Aston
      Peter Augustine
        George Bradford
        George Bradford
          Roland Brand
            Terry Cooke
            • Johnny Ashton
            • (uncredited)
            • Directors
              • Val Guest
              • Hal E. Chester
            • Writers
              • Fred Freiberger
              • Hal E. Chester
            • All cast & crew
            • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

            User reviews14

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            Storyline

            Did you know

            • Trivia
              The car driven by George Cole, PXT338, was an Ace and if it was still around it would have a value of about £500,000 to £1,000,000.
            • Goofs
              A US military detective would have to question witnesses with a British police officer present not on his own.
            • Quotes
              • Mark Andrews: Why don't you stop working so hard at being tough?
              • Vivienne: I don't want to disappoint my father.
              • Mark Andrews: I need some straight answers out of you and I'm going to get them.
              • Vivienne: Stay where you are. Don't try getting rough with me or my price goes up.
              • Mark Andrews: You're helping a murderer. Why?
              • Vivienne: Why should I help you?
              • Mark Andrews: To save a kid's life, that's why.
              • Vivienne: Kids are dying all over.
              • Mark Andrews: But you could save this one.
              • Vivienne: Maybe I won't be doing him such a favour. In this stinking world, being dead and buried, sometimes it's a lucky break.
              • Mark Andrews: You're not making any sense.
              • Vivienne: No? Look at me. Take a good look. What do you see?
              • Mark Andrews: Honey, nobody forced you into this life.
              • Vivienne: Life? Ha-ha-ha! But you got it all wrong. I am dead. But I won't fall down. Do you hear me? I am dead. And they buried me in this hole.
            • Connections
              Featured in Frances Farmer Presents: The Weapon (1960)

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            Details

            • Release date
              • May 17, 1957 (United States)
            • Country of origin
              • United Kingdom
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Im Schatten der Angst
            • Filming locations
              • Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
            • Production company
              • Periclean Productions
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            Tech specs

            • Runtime
              • 1h 17m(77 min)
            • Color
              • Black and White

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