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A Life in the Balance (1955)

A Life in the Balance

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1h 14m

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

July 1st, 1955

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A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

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Cast

Ricardo Montalban
Antonio Gomez
Anne Bancroft
María Ibinia
Lee Marvin
The Killer
José Pérez
Paco Gómez
Rodolfo Acosta
Lt. Fernando
Carlos Múzquiz
Capt. Saldana
Jorge Treviño
Sergeant
José Torvay
Andres Martinez
Eva Calvo
Carla Arlota
Fanny Schiller
Carmen Martínez
Full cast & crew

Directors

Harry Horner
Rafael Portillo
co-director
Full cast & crew

Producers

Leonard Goldstein
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Robert Presnell Jr.
(screenplay) and
Leo Townsend
screenplay
Georges Simenon
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A killer with the cunning of a maniac. A little boy with the courage of a lion.
In The Shadow Of The Knife... They Formed A Strange Alliance!

Keywords

psychopath
murder
prayer
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Mexico
United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 2nd, 1955 (Finland)
August 2nd, 1957 (France) (limited)
August 18th, 1955 (Norway)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

A Life in the Balance (original title)
Het zesde slachtoffer (Belgium) (Flemish title)
La sixième victime (Belgium) (French title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (studio)
Estudios Churubusco - C. Atletas 2, Country Club Churubusco, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (studio)
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (campus chase scene at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
All Locations

Running Times

74 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1 (negative ratio)
1.66 : 1 (release ratio)

Production Companies

Panoramic Productions
Tele-Voz S.A.

Distribution Companies

Twentieth Century Fox (Belgium)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Twentieth Century Fox (United States of America)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Insurgentes (production unit)
Jefatura de Policía del Distrito Federal (the producers thank for cooperation) (as Federal District Police of Mexico City)

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