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1951 film by Nicholas Ray

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6.6

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

Released: 1951-12-1382 minDir: Nicholas RayDrama, Crime

Cast

  • Ida Lupino as Mary Malden
  • Robert Ryan as Jim Wilson
  • Ward Bond as Walter Brent
  • Charles Kemper as Pop Daley
  • Anthony Ross as Pete Santos
  • Ed Begley as Capt. Brawley

Themes

  • small town
  • police brutality
  • based on novel or book
  • redemption
  • film noir
  • snow
  • bad cop
  • blindness
  • woman director

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

8,337 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Metacritic

78/100

Year
1951
Runtime
82 min
Genres
Drama, Film-Noir
Rated
Approved
Awards
1 win

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Nicholas Ray
Screenwriter
Nicholas Ray
Cast member
Richard Irving
Production company
RKO Pictures
Duration
82
FilmAffinity ID
550805
Distribution format
video on demand
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Commons category
On Dangerous Ground (1952 film)
publication date
1951-01-01
title
On Dangerous Ground
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Roland Gross
review score
89%
language of work or name
English language
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