CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 1h 29m · NR
Pressure Point

The boiling point of two men who mutinied against the world and each other!

66%(44)IMDbDrama

An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

Directed byHubert Cornfield

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
October 10, 1962
Studios
Stanley Kramer Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Doctor

Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Patient

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Young Psychiatrist

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Chief Medical Officer

Mary Munday

Mary Munday

Bar Hostess

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Tavern Owner

Gilbert Green

Gilbert Green

Jewish Father

Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon

Patient (as a boy)

Richard Bakalyan

Richard Bakalyan

Jimmy

Lynn Loring

Lynn Loring

Jewish Girl

Creative team
Directed by
Hubert Cornfield
Hubert Cornfield
Written by
S. Lee Pogostin
Hubert Cornfield
Hubert Cornfield
Produced by
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Kramer

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