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Bad Day at Black Rock

1955·1h 21m·Approved
DramaMysteryCrimeThrillerWestern
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
26,763 votes

Following World War II, a one-armed stranger arrives in a tiny California desert town, but finds the residents hostile and protecting a terrible secret they want to keep hidden, by violent means if necessary.

Bad Day at Black Rock is a 1955 drama mystery movie directed by John Sturges, starring Spencer Tracy, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 26,763 votes and runs 1h 21m.

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Director
John Sturges
Stars
Spencer Tracy
Anne Francis
Dean Jagger
Robert Ryan
Details
1955-02-13
81 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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