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Information
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 147 min.
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Biography
- Rating *
- 7.8
- Votes *
- 10,348
- Checks
- 2,332
- Favs
- 138
- Dislikes
- 9
- Favs/checks
- 5.9% (1:17)
- Favs/dislikes
- 15:1
Top comments
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lucabott
Burt Lancaster offers a stunning performace. Although it is quite different from today's movies, has a much faster rhythm than most of the 60's productions. Watched the 150 minutes without a break, it's engaging and even moving at times. 9 years 11 months ago -
wilyhawk
Very well done and worth watching. Good historical information.
P.S. - It is no longer on a list for a comedy movie. It is on AFI's 100 cheers list, not laughs. That list is for inspirational movies. 7 months ago -
Torgo
@HEMA: After watching the film, read its Wikipedia article and crossed upon what might be the reason for why it ever landed on a comedy list:
"According to those who knew him while he was in prison, the mild-mannered characterization of Stroud, as presented in Gaddis' book and the subsequent film, was largely fiction. Former inmate Glenn Williams went so far as to say that Stroud "was not a sweetheart; he was a vicious killer. I think Burt Lancaster owes us all an apology." He and another former convict, Jim Quillan, described the real Stroud as a "jerk", "a guy that liked chaos and turmoil and upheaval... Always at somebody else's expense." They regarded the film as a "comedy... an excellent comedy"."
I have to ponder if this lowers the value of an otherwise great film for me. 10 years 10 months ago
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This movie ranks #76 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers
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This movie ranks #293 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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