Bad Day at Black Rock
Spencer Tracy gives one of his greatest performances in this suspenseful, action-packed drama as one-armed war vet John J. McCreedy who stirs up trouble when he arrives in a backwater western town where the citizens have a guilty secret. Nominated for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay Oscars.
Year: 1954
Genre: Drama, Westerns, Classic Drama, Best of the 1950s, Disabilities, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Racial Intolerance, Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin
Duration: 81 Minutes
Rating: PG
7.8/10
Location in store: Classic Drama
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