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Vinony files it under 1950s historical films, 1951 American films and 1951 crime drama films.
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6.9A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Released: 1951-08-1778 minDir: Anthony MannThriller, History, MysteryBudget: $966,000Box office: $620,000
Cast
- Dick Powell as John Kennedy
- Paula Raymond as Ginny Beaufort
- Adolphe Menjou as Caleb Jeffers
- Marshall Thompson as Lance Beaufort
- Ruby Dee as Rachel
- Richard Rober as Lt. Coulter
Themes
- detective
- treason
- night train
- political assassination
- american civil war
- assassination of president
- abraham lincoln
- sleeper train
- political conspiracy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Anthony Mann
- Screenwriter
- Art Cohn
- Cast member
- Katherine Warren
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Paul Vogel
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 447080
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- publication date
- 1951-01-01
- title
- The Tall Target
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Abraham Lincoln
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Alfred Hitchcock
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The New York Times
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Los Angeles Times
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The Lady Vanishes
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Turner Classic Movies
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Dick Powell
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Ruby Dee
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Adolphe Menjou
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The Fall of the Roman Empire
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President-elect of the United States
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Categories
1950s historical films1951 American films1951 crime drama films1951 English-language films1951 films1951 thriller films1951 Western (genre) filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican historical filmsAmerican thriller filmsAmerican Western (genre) filmsBaltimore PlotEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language historical filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFictional depictions of Abraham Lincoln in filmFilms about assassinationsFilms directed by Anthony MannFilms set in 1861Films set on trainsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsRail transport films