The Breaking Point

1950 | B/N | 97:00

A fishing boat captain in dire financial straits meets a malicious lawyer who convinces him to smuggle a group of people from Mexico. His troubles are about to begin.

Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Curtiz; Michael
Script: MacDougall; Ranald
Production: Wald; Jerry
Photography: McCord; Ted D.
Sound: Hewitt; Leslie G.
Music: Steiner; Max
Cast:Garfield; John, Neal; Patricia, Thaxter; Phyllis, Hernández; Juano, Ford; Wallace, Ryan; Edmon, Dumke; Ralph, Thomajan; Guy, Campbell; William, Jackson; Sherry, Boyce; Donna Jo, Sen Yung; Victo
Art direction: Carrere; Edward
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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