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No Way Out(Movie, 1950)

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| 1h 46min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
No Way OutRating: 3.5/5 (with 3636 votes)
No Way Out is a 1950 American crime drama film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Sidney Poitier in his film debut, alongside Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally. The film centers on an African American doctor who confronts the racism of a poor slum, after he treats a racist white criminal. No Way Out was controversial in its "graphic representation of racial violence" in what director Mankiewicz termed "the absolute blood and guts of Negro hating." The film marked the feature-acting debuts of both Poitier and Mildred Joanne Smith. Mankiewicz and Lesser Samuels were also nominated for Best Story and Screenplay at the 23rd Academy Awards, losing to Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D. M. Marshman Jr. for Sunset Boulevard. ()
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Awards & Nominations for No Way Out

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About No Way Out

Robbers Ray Biddle and his brother are shot and taken to the local hospital. There, the two are treated by Dr. Brooks, the hospital's only black doctor. The brothers assault Brooks with racist slurs. And, when his brother ends up dying on the operating table, Ray accuses the doctor of murdering him. Blind with rage, Ray works to turn the white community of the city against Brooks, who finds an unlikely ally in the dead man's widow, Edie.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/16/1950
Screenwriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Film Editor: Barbara McLean
Director of Photography: Milton Krasner
Composer: Alfred Newman
Costume designer: William Travilla
Production Designer: George Davis
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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