Pressure Point
1962 · Movie · NR · 91 min · ★ 6.5
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (41 votes)
Themes
- prison
- nightmare
- fascism
- insomnia
- flashback
- antisemitism
- racism
- psychiatrist
- told in flashback
- nazi collaborationism
- 1940s
- black doctor
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Sidney Poitier
as Doctor
Bobby Darin
as Patient
Peter Falk
as Young Psychiatrist
Carl Benton Reid
as Chief Medical Officer
Mary Munday
as Bar Hostess
Howard Caine
as Tavern Owner
Gilbert Green
as Jewish Father
Barry Gordon
as Patient (as a boy)
Richard Bakalyan
as Jimmy
Lynn Loring
as Jewish Girl
Directed by Hubert Cornfield