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Stakeout on Dope Street

1958 · Movie · NR · 83 min

6.9(8)unSUB Rating

CrimeDrama

Directed by Irvin Kershner (The Empire Strikes Back), financed in part by Roger Corman, and featuring the debut of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler, this crime drama follows three teenagers who find a fortune in pure heroin lost by a gang of dope peddlers during a gun battle with the police. Ignoring the potential consequences, they decide to sell the stuff in order to realize their various dreams. But none of them are experienced in the dangers of drug dealing, and mayhem ensues.

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Details
Years
1958
Release date
1958-05-03
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
83 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.6/10 (8 votes)

Themes

  • heroin
  • moral conflict
  • los angeles, california
  • drugs
  • powder
  • heroin addict
  • heroin addiction
  • dope selling
  • police shootout
  • restless youth
  • young adult
  • 1950s
  • +8 more

Cast & crew

  • Yale Wexler

    Yale Wexler

    as Jim Bowers

  • Jonathan Haze

    Jonathan Haze

    as Julian 'Ves' Vespucci (as Jonathon Haze)

  • Steven Marlo

    Steven Marlo

    as Nick Raymond (as Morris Miller)

  • Abby Dalton

    Abby Dalton

    as Kathy

  • AK

    Allen Kramer

    as Danny

  • HR

    Herman Rudin

    as Mitch Swardurski

  • PM

    Philip Mansour

    as Lenny Potter

  • FH

    Frank Harding

    as Capt. Richard R. Allen

  • WS

    William Shaw

    as Chuck

  • AF

    Andrew J. Fenady

    as Stan

Directed by Irvin Kershner