Crime and Punishment USA

Crime and Punishment USA

5.7IMDb Score
Released:1959-11-01
Duration:96 min
Director:Denis Sanders
Actors:Mary Murphy, Frank Silvera, Marian Seldes, John Harding, George Hamilton
Production:Sanders Associates, Allied Artists Pictures

Overview:

A former student is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, the student struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

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