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Five Minutes to Live

  • 1961
  • Approved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.3K
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Cay Forester and Johnny Cash in Five Minutes to Live (1961)
In this classic crime noir thriller, country music legend Johnny Cash (in his film debut) stars as Johnny Cabot, a violent, guitar playing ex-con who gets another chance at the big money when a notorious gangster (Fred Dorella) offers to bring him in on a bank heist. While Dorella holds up the bank, Cabot, pretending to be an insurance salesman, kidnaps the wife of the bank's vice-president, holding her for ransom. Simmering sexual tension soon develop as a demented Cabot makes advances toward the housewife - in true pulp style, he forces her to dress in a negligee while singing the song "Five Minutes to Live" (written by Cash).
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A murderous thug and his partner take a bank executive's wife hostage as part of their plan to rob the bank but things turn out to not be as simple as planned.A murderous thug and his partner take a bank executive's wife hostage as part of their plan to rob the bank but things turn out to not be as simple as planned.A murderous thug and his partner take a bank executive's wife hostage as part of their plan to rob the bank but things turn out to not be as simple as planned.

  • Director
    • Bill Karn
  • Writers
    • Cay Forester
    • Palmer Thompson
    • Robert L. Joseph
  • Stars
    • Johnny Cash
    • Donald Woods
    • Cay Forester
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Bill Karn
    • Writers
      • Cay Forester
      • Palmer Thompson
      • Robert L. Joseph
    • Stars
      • Johnny Cash
      • Donald Woods
      • Cay Forester
    • 50User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast20

    Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash
    • Johnny Cabot
    Donald Woods
    Donald Woods
    • Ken Wilson
    Cay Forester
    Cay Forester
    • Nancy Wilson
    Pamela Mason
    Pamela Mason
    • Ellen Harcourt
    Midge Ware
    Midge Ware
    • Doris Johnson
    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Bobby Wilson
    • (as Ronnie Howard)
    Merle Travis
    Merle Travis
    • Max
    Vic Tayback
    Vic Tayback
    • Fred Dorella
    Norma Varden
    Norma Varden
    • Priscilla Auerbach
    Leslie Kimmell
    • Mr. Johnson
    • (as Leslie Kimmel)
    Marge Waller
    • Secretary
    Patricia Lynn
    • Gert
    Frances Flower
    • Irma
    Hanna Landy
    Hanna Landy
    • Carol
    Cynthia Flower
    • Girl Bowling
    Max Manning
    • Pete
    Howard Wright
    Howard Wright
    • Pop
    • (as Fred Howard)
    Charles Buck
    • Bank Teller
    • Director
      • Bill Karn
    • Writers
      • Cay Forester
      • Palmer Thompson
      • Robert L. Joseph
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Feature film debut of Johnny Cash. He would not act in another film until A Gunfight (1971).
    • Goofs
      Johnny is seen using a suppressor on his revolver; this is a common mistake in films, as the gap between the cylinder and barrel renders a suppressor mostly ineffective.
    • Quotes
      • Nancy Wilson: You guttersnipe! Go on, go and kill me. Get it over with! I can't stand any more of you. You hear me? Kill me. What's the matter? Haven't you got the nerve? Go on, kill me! Kill me, kill me!
      • Johnny Cabot: I got the nerve, but, I'll kill you when I get ready.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Five Minutes To Live
      Written by Johnny Cash
      Sung by Johnny Cash (uncredited)
      Solo Guitar by Merle Travis (as Merl Travis)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 1964 (Austria)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Door-to-Door Maniac
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Flower Film Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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