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Pressure Point

1963·1h 31m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
2,387 votes

A Black prison psychiatrist is assigned the distasteful task of helping a paranoid American Nazi charged with sedition.

Pressure Point is a 1963 drama movie directed by Hubert Cornfield, starring Sidney Poitier, Peter Falk, Bobby Darin. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 2,387 votes and runs 1h 31m.

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Director
Hubert Cornfield
Stars
Sidney Poitier
Peter Falk
Bobby Darin
Carl Benton Reid
Details
1963-07-11
91 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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