"The crime that shocked a nation."

1967

2h 14m

7.5(457 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Blake

Perry Smith

Scott Wilson

Richard 'Dick' Hickcock

John Forsythe

Alvin Dewey

Paul Stewart

Jensen

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Harold Nye

Jeff Corey

Mr. Hickock

John Gallaudet

Roy Church

James Flavin

Clarence Duntz

Charles McGraw

Tex Smith

Will Geer

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Directed by: Richard Brooks
Written by: Richard Brooks

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