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Odds against tomorrow /

One hundred and fifty thousand dollars, ready for the taking. It's too much to resist for Earl Slater, a bigoted ex-con struggling through life with a patronizing girlfriend, an obliging neighbor, and zero expectations. He agrees to be part of a bank job planned by former cop Burke. Until, that...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Odds against tomorrow (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Other Authors: Polonsky, Abraham (Screenwriter), Gidding, Nelson (Screenwriter), Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 (Actor), Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973 (Actor), Winters, Shelley (Actor), Begley, Ed, 1901-1970 (Actor), Grahame, Gloria (Actor), Kuluva, Will, 1917-1990 (Actor), Hamilton, Kim, 1932-2013 (Actor), Barnes, Mae (Actor), Bright, Richard, 1937-2006 (Actor), De Lavallade, Carmen, 1931- (Actor), Gallo, Lew, 1928-2000 (Actor), Brun, Joseph (director of photography.), Lewis, John, 1920-2001 (Conductor, conductor (expression),), McGivern, William P.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:Soundtrack in English; optional English subtitles.
Published: [Chicago, IL] : Olive Films, [2018]
Subjects:
Criminals > Drama.
Bank robberies > Drama.
Racism > Drama.
New York (State) > Drama.
Bank robberies.
Criminals.
Racism.
New York (State)
Crime films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Summary:One hundred and fifty thousand dollars, ready for the taking. It's too much to resist for Earl Slater, a bigoted ex-con struggling through life with a patronizing girlfriend, an obliging neighbor, and zero expectations. He agrees to be part of a bank job planned by former cop Burke. Until, that is, he finds out one of his partners will be a Black man. Earl's desperate need for cash, however, leads him to reconsider. For the job only, he'll put his racism aside ... until moments away from the score, hatred erupts.
Item Description:Based on the novel by William P. McGivern.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Joseph Brun ; editor, Dede Allen ; music composed and conducted, John Lewis.