Bad Day at Black Rock

1955 · directed by John Sturges

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), directed by John Sturges, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Spencer Tracy
• Robert Ryan
• Walter Brennan
• Lee Marvin
• Dean Jagger
• Anne Francis
• John Ericson
• Ernest Borgnine
• Russell Collins
• Walter Sande

Crew

• William C. Mellor — Director of Photography
• Newell P. Kimlin — Editor
• André Previn — Original Music Composer
• Millard Kaufman — Screenplay

More from John Sturges

1. The Great Escape (1963) — 84/100 · hit
2. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) — 80/100 · hit
3. The Magnificent Seven (1960) — 78/100
4. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — 71/100
5. Hour of the Gun (1967) — 71/100
6. Mystery Street (1950) — 70/100

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