Pietà per i giusti (1951)
Figlio d'un uomo dagli istinti criminali che ha tormentato sua moglie fino a farla morire, il giovane ispettore di polizia Jim McLeod nutre contro il delitto un odio implacabile, che fa di lui un persecutore inesorabile dei delinquenti. Al 21º distretto, dove lavora, Jim segue con particolare attenzione l'attività criminosa d'un certo dottor Schneider, medico dedito ad illecite pratiche abortive, radiato dall'albo.
Direttore:
William Wyler
Scrittori:
Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler.
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Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod |
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Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod |
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William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody |
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Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael |
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George Macready as Karl Schneider |
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Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan |
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Gladys George as Miss Hatch |
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Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini |
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Lee Grant as Shoplifter |
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Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti |
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Frank Faylen as Det. Gallagher |
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Craig Hill as Arthur Kindred |
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Michael Strong as Lewis Abbott |
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Luis van Rooten as Joe Feinson |
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Bert Freed as Det. Dakis |
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Warner Anderson as Endicott Sims |
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Grandon Rhodes as Det. O'Brien |
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William Phillips as Det. Pat Callahan |
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Russell Evans as Patrolman Barnes |
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Charles Campbell as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) |
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Edmund Cobb as Ed (uncredited) |
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Ann Codee as French Woman (uncredited) |
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Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited) |
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Pat Flaherty as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Harper Goff as Dave Gallantz (uncredited) |
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Howard Joslin as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney as Det. Coleman (uncredited) |
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James Maloney as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited) |
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Lee Miller as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Ralph Montgomery as Policeman Finney (uncredited) |
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Burt Mustin as Willie the Janitor (uncredited) |
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Jack Perry as Man in Custody (uncredited) |
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Robert S. Scott as Mulvey (uncredited) |
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Jack Shea as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Kay Wiley as Hysterical Woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Writing | Sidney Kingsley | Theatre Play |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaVaughn Speer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Woods | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Don Robb | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Leon Becker | Sound Supervisor |
| Writing | Philip Yordan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Wyler | Screenplay |
| Camera | Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Robert Wyler | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lester Koenig | Associate Producer |
| Production | William Wyler | Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Music |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Music |