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Pressure Point

Pressure Point (1962)

October 10, 1962 (US) • Drama • 89m

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.

Director

Hubert Cornfield

Writers

S. Lee Pogostin, Hubert Cornfield

Top Billed

Sidney Poitier

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

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Top Billed 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

Benjie Bancroft

Benjie Bancroft

Bud Cokes

Bud Cokes

Jimmie Horan

Jimmie Horan

Patient

Clegg Hoyt

Clegg Hoyt

Pete

Frank Maxwell

Frank Maxwell

Bund Meeting Spectator

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Bund Meeting Spectator

Butch Patrick

Butch Patrick

Imaginary Playmate

Yvette Vickers

Yvette Vickers

Drunken Woman

Duke Fishman

Duke Fishman

Lars Hensen

Lars Hensen

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Tiger Joe Marsh

Tiger Joe Marsh

Inmate (uncredited)

Clyde McLeod

Clyde McLeod

Mike Morelli

Mike Morelli

George Murdock

George Murdock

Gil Perkins

Gil Perkins

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Herman Rudin

Herman Rudin

Phil Schumacher

Phil Schumacher

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Chalky Williams

Chalky Williams

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Crew

Hubert Cornfield

Hubert Cornfield

Director

S. Lee Pogostin

S. Lee Pogostin

Screenplay

Hubert Cornfield

Hubert Cornfield

Editor

Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Original Music Composer

Phil Bowles

Phil Bowles

Assistant Director

George Lane

George Lane

Makeup Artist

George C. Webb

George C. Webb

Art Direction

George Milo

George Milo

Set Decoration

Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Lynn Stalmaster

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting

Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Producer

Hubert Cornfield

Hubert Cornfield

Screenplay

Frederic Knudtson

Frederic Knudtson

Editor

Rudolph Sternad

Rudolph Sternad

Production Design

Nate H. Edwards

Nate H. Edwards

Production Manager

Walter Elliott

Walter Elliott

Sound Editor

Art Dunham

Art Dunham

Music Editor

Morris Rosen

Morris Rosen

Grip

Robert Lindner

Robert Lindner

Original Story

Conrad Hall

Conrad Hall

Camera Operator

Don L. Carstensen

Don L. Carstensen

Gaffer

Marshall Schlom

Marshall Schlom

Script Supervisor

Jean L. Speak

Jean L. Speak

Sound Engineer

Joe King

Joe King

Costumer

Sam Van Zenten

Sam Van Zenten

Assistant Grip

Art Cole

Art Cole

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Status

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Original Language

EN

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