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Across the Bridge (1957)
103 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller - 6 September 1957 (Denmark)
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Corporate executive Carl Schaffner is a German-born British industrialist in New York on business. After... See full summary ?
Director: Ken Annakin
Writers: Graham Greene (story), Guy Elmes , and 1 more credit ?
Stars: Rod Steiger, David Knight and Bernard Lee
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Cast
Complete credited cast:
Rod Steiger
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Carl Schaffner
David Knight
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Johnny
Marla Landi
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Mary
Noel Willman
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Chief of Police
Bernard Lee
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Chief Inspector Hadden
Eric Pohlmann
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Police Sergeant
Alan Gifford
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Cooper
Ingeborg von Kusserow
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Mrs. Scarff (as Ingeborg Wells)
Bill Nagy
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Paul Scarff
Faith Brook
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Kay
Marianne Deeming
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Anna
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Corporate executive Carl Schaffner is a German-born British industrialist in New York on business. After he gets word that Scotland Yard is investigating a $3,000,000 embezzlement he has committed, the imperious, mean-spirited Schaffner thinks he has sufficient time to take an inconspicuous train to Mexico where he can escape extradition. He miscalculates, and his crime has become headline news before he can cross the border. He drugs and switches identities with fellow train passenger Paul Scarff, who looks like him and has a Mexican passport. He throws him off the train but later discovers that Scarff is wanted in Mexico as a political assassin. Schaffner must double back and track down Scarff to get his original passport back. He allows himself to be taken to Mexico as Scarff, where he declares his true identity to local police because as Schaffner he is not wanted there. The local police... Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com) Plot Summary | Add Synopsis
Plot Keywords: Mexico | Train | Police | Border | Bridge | See more ?
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
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Country: UK
Language: English | Spanish
Release Date: 6 September 1957 (Denmark) See more ?
Also Known As: Die Br¨ącke der Vergeltung See more ?
Filming Locations: Spain
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Production Co: Rank Organisation, The See more ?
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Runtime: 103 min
Sound Mix: Mono
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 See full technical specs ?
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Trivia Although set in America, this was filmed entirely in England for the interiors and Spain for the exteriors, doubling up for Mexico. See more ?
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