USA,
1951, 103 min
Directed by:
William WylerCast:
Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Gladys George, Joseph Wiseman, Lee Grant, Gerald Mohr, Michael Strong (more)VOD (1)
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William Wyler directed this classic adaptation of Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play. The film follows a day in the lives of detectives at a Manhattan police precinct. Among the cops is hard-boiled James McLeod -- a lawman who sees everything in terms of black and white. His inability to empathize with others could wreck the life of a young man arrested for a minor offense as well as his own marriage... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1952 - William Wyler (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1952 - Eleanor Parker (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1952 - Lee Grant (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1952 - Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1952 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1952 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1952 - Kirk Douglas (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1952 - Lee Grant (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1952 - Lee Grant (Best Actress)
- 1952 - William Wyler (Grand Prize)