Pressure Point

Pressure Point

1962
1h 29m
6.5

6.5/10

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Drama

"The boiling point of two men who mutinied against the world and each other!"

Overview

An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Stanley Kramer Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

prison nightmare fascism insomnia flashback antisemitism racism psychiatrist told in flashback nazi collaborationism 1940s black doctor psychiatric treatment sedition american-nazi anti-blackness black american

Quick Facts

Release Date October 10, 1962
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0056370

Cast

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier

Doctor

Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin

Patient

Peter Falk
Peter Falk

Young Psychiatrist

Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid

Chief Medical Officer

Mary Munday
Mary Munday

Bar Hostess

Howard Caine
Howard Caine

Tavern Owner

Gilbert Green
Gilbert Green

Jewish Father

Barry Gordon
Barry Gordon

Patient (as a boy)

Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan

Jimmy

Lynn Loring
Lynn Loring

Jewish Girl

Anne Barton
Anne Barton

Mother

James Anderson
James Anderson

Father

Key Crew

Hubert Cornfield
Director
S. Lee Pogostin
Screenplay
Hubert Cornfield
Screenplay
Stanley Kramer
Producer