Bad Day at Black Rock

“Just the way it happened!”

7.3/ 10 440 votes 1955-01-13 1h 21m 8 popularity

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.

Director: John Sturges

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Budget

$1M

Revenue

$4M

Cast

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Spencer Tracy

John J. Macreedy

Robert Ryan

Reno Smith

Walter Brennan

Doc T.R. Velie Jr.

Lee Marvin

Hector David

Dean Jagger

Tim Horn

Anne Francis

Liz Wirth

John Ericson

Pete Wirth

Ernest Borgnine

Coley Trimble

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