Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
Mel DinelliCinematography:
Victor MilnerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker, Juan Torena, Rico Alaniz, Alex Montoya, Sol Gorss, Ken Terrell, Lee Aaker, Charles Stevens, Bud Wolfe (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
A supposedly idyllic vacation in Baja, California, turns bad when a family encounters a dangerous and recently escaped killer. The killer kidnaps the mother of the family after the father becomes trapped under a decrepit pier. With the tide coming in and the father about to drown, the mother has to escape from her captor before it's too late to save her husband. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
USA
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Barry Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Ralph Meeker
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Juan Torena
Philippines
Best movies:
Jeopardy (1953)
Rico Alaniz
Mexico
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Drum Beat (1954)
Alex Montoya
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Sol Gorss
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Spartacus (1960)
Ken Terrell
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Lee Aaker
USA
Best movies:
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
High Noon (1952)
Hondo (1953)
Charles Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Bud Wolfe (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951) - a.f.
Brute Force (1947) - a.f.
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Natividad Vacío
USA
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Giant (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)