Der Attentäter (1954)
Was soll in einer Kleinstadt wie Suddenly schon passieren? Alles geht seinen Gang, bis plötzlich der Secret Service an die Tür von Sheriff Tod Shaw klopft. Präsident Eisenhower will ausgerechnet hier Halt machen und das Leben der Kleinstädter wird plötzlich auf den Kopf gestellt. Da fallen die drei Männer vom FBI nicht weiter auf, die im Haus der Familie Benson Quartier beziehen...
Der Regisseur:
Lewis Allen
Der Autor:
Richard Sale
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Frank Sinatra as John Baron |
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Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw |
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James Gleason as Peter 'Pop' Benson |
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Nancy Gates as Ellen Benson |
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Kim Charney as Peter 'Pidge' Benson III |
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Willis Bouchey as Secret Service Detail Chief Dan Carney |
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Paul Frees as Benny Conklin |
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Christopher Dark as Bart Wheeler |
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James O'Hara as Jud Hobson |
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Kem Dibbs as Wilson |
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Charles Smith as Bebop |
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Paul Wexler as Slim Adams |
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Clark Howat as Haggerty |
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John Beradino as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Richard Collier as Ed Hawkins (uncredited) |
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Roy Engel as Driver Asking Slim for Directions (uncredited) |
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Ted Stanhope as Driver Asking Tod for Directions (uncredited) |
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Charles Wagenheim as Iz Kaplan (uncredited) |
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Dan White as Burg (uncredited) |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Production | Charles Hall | Production Manager |
| Editing | John F. Schreyer | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willard Buell | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Richard Sale | Screenplay |
| Directing | Lewis Allen | Director |
| Production | Robert Bassler | Producer |
| Art | Frank Paul Sylos | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lois Murray | Hairdresser |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Jack Rabin | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Win Hancock | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Louis DeWitt | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Art | Irving W. Sindler | Property Master |
| Sound | Joe Edmondson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Del Harris | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Bob Gough | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Hal Klein | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Herman E. Townsley | Special Effects |
| Directing | Doris Drought | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Masters | Wardrobe Designer |