Unter Geheimbefehl (1950)
Im Hafen von New Orleans wird nachts ein illegaler Einwanderer von Gangster Blackie umgebracht. Bei der Autopsie des Leichnams stellt sich heraus, dass der Mann Lungenpest hatte. Wenn seine Mörder nicht schnellstens gefasst werden, droht eine Seuchenkatastrophe. Dr. Reed vom Gesundheitsdienst des Hafens und Polizeichef Tom Warren haben 48 Stunden Zeit, um die Gangster zu stellen...
Der Regisseur:
Elia Kazan
Der Autor:
Richard Murphy
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Richard Widmark as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. |
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Paul Douglas as Capt. Tom Warren |
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Barbara Bel Geddes as Nancy Reed |
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Jack Palance as Blackie |
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Zero Mostel as Raymond Fitch |
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Dan Riss as Neff - Newspaper Reporter |
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Tommy Cook as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother |
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Wilson Bourg Jr. as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited) |
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Beverly C. Brown as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited) |
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Lewis Charles as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited) |
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Herman Cottman as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited) |
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John David as Fruit Salesman (uncredited) |
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William A. Dean as Cortelyou (uncredited) |
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Robert Dorsen as Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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George Ehmig as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited) |
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H. Waller Fowler Jr. as Mayor Murray (uncredited) |
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Paul Hostetler as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited) |
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Elia Kazan as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited) |
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Edward Kennedy as Jordan (uncredited) |
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Mary Liswood as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited) |
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Henry Mamet as Anson (uncredited) |
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Tiger Joe Marsh as Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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Ruth Moore Mathews as Mrs. Dubin (uncredited) |
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Emile Meyer as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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Alex Minotis as John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited) |
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Rex Moad as Wynant (uncredited) |
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Ray Müller as Dubin (uncredited) |
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Lenka Peterson as Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Waldo Pitkin as Ben (uncredited) |
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Tommy Rettig as Tommy Reed (uncredited) |
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Stanley J. Reyes as Redfield (uncredited) |
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John Schilleci as Lee (uncredited) |
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Al Theriot as Al (uncredited) |
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Guy Thomajan as Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tong as Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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H.T. Tsiang as Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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Irvine Vidacovich as Johnston (uncredited) |
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Juan Villasana as Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Pat Walshe as Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited) |
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Val Winter as Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited) |
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Leo Zinser as Sgt. Phelps (uncredited) |
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Aline Stevens as Rita Mefaris (uncredited) |
| Directing | Elia Kazan | Director |
| Writing | Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daniel Fuchs | Adaptation |
| Writing | Edna Anhalt | Story |
| Writing | Edward Anhalt | Story |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Fred J. Rode | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travilla | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Designer |
| Directing | Stanley K. Scheuer | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Michael Audley | Dialogue Coach |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Benny Carter | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Ernie Felice | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Bernard Mayers | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Conductor |
| Sound | Red Nichols | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Lyman Hallowell | Editorial Staff |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Benson | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Til Gabani | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Jack N. Young | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Directing | F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston | Assistant Director |
| Production | Joseph C. Behm | Production Manager |
| Writing | John Lee Mahin | Writer |
| Writing | Philip Yordan | Writer |