A Life in the Balance

Jul 1, 1955

1h 14m

★ 5.9

A killer with the cunning of a maniac. A little boy with the courage of a lion.

Overview

A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Tele-Voz S.A.

Panoramic Productions

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Cast

Antonio Gómez

Ricardo Montalban

María Ibinia

Anne Bancroft

The Killer

Lee Marvin

Paco Gómez

José Pérez

Lt. Fernando

Rodolfo Acosta

Capt. Saldana

Carlos Múzquiz

Sergeant

Jorge Treviño

Andrés Martínez

José Torvay

Carla Arlota

Eva Calvo

Carmen Martínez

Fanny Schiller

Doña Lucrecia

Tamara Garina

Porter (as Pascual G. Pena)

Pascual García Peña

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