The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
437 audience votes
Key crew
- John SturgesDirector
- Millard KaufmanScreenplay
- André PrevinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Spencer TracyJohn J. Macreedy
- Robert RyanReno Smith
- Walter BrennanDoc T.R. Velie Jr.
- Lee MarvinHector David
- Dean JaggerTim Horn
- Anne FrancisLiz Wirth
- John EricsonPete Wirth
- Ernest BorgnineColey Trimble
- Russell CollinsMr. Hastings
- Walter SandeSam
- Billy DixCafe Lounger (uncredited)
- K.L. SmithCafe Lounger (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
film noirmurderracismdesertbased on short storypost world war iisouthwestern u.s.one armed manjapanese american1940s