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The Narrow Margin(Movie, 1952)

1h 11min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
The Narrow MarginRating: 3.7/5 (with 5757 votes)
The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. The screenplay by Earl Felton was nominated for an Academy Award. A police detective plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop a slain gangster's widow before she can testify before a grand jury. ()
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Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 11min
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Duration: 1h 11min
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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

Awards & Nominations for The Narrow Margin

Academy Award for Best Story

About The Narrow Margin

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Narrow Margin" (movie, 1990)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/03/1952
Producer: Stanley Rubin
Screenwriter: Earl Felton
Film Editor: Robert Swink
Director of Photography: George E. Diskant
Production Designer: Darrell Silvera
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"L'énigme du Chicago Express"
Budget: 10,000,000 USD
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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