After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
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Robert Blake
Perry Smith
Scott Wilson
Richard 'Dick' Hickcock
John Forsythe
Alvin Dewey
Paul Stewart
Jensen
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Harold Nye
Jeff Corey
Mr. Hickock
John Gallaudet
Roy Church
James Flavin
Clarence Duntz
Charles McGraw
Tex Smith
Will Geer
Prosecutor
Director
Richard Brooks
Screenplay
Richard Brooks
Tagline
"The crime that shocked a nation."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$3,500,000
Revenue
$13,007,551
Production
Pax Enterprises, Columbia Pictures
CinemaSerf
October 27, 2024
This is one of those stories that really does epitomise the venality and cruelty of man! For the sum of $10,000 allegedly hidden in the safe of the rural "Clutter" family, two parolees come up with a plan to relieve them of their cash. "Dick" (Scott Wilson) is the architect of their plan. He's a nasty piece of work who is quite capable of manipulating the slightly less outwardly aggressive "Perry"...
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