Pressure Point (1962)

  • NR
  • 10/10/1962 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 29m

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.

Hubert Cornfield

Director, Screenplay

S. Lee Pogostin

Screenplay

Cast

Sidney Poitier's headshot

Sidney Poitier

Doctor
Bobby Darin's headshot

Bobby Darin

Patient
Peter Falk's headshot

Peter Falk

Young Psychiatrist
Carl Benton Reid's headshot

Carl Benton Reid

Chief Medical Officer
Mary Munday's headshot

Mary Munday

Bar Hostess
Howard Caine's headshot

Howard Caine

Tavern Owner
Gilbert Green's headshot

Gilbert Green

Jewish Father
Barry Gordon's headshot

Barry Gordon

Patient (as a boy)

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