🎬 Crime, Drama

Call Northside 777

"It couldn't happen... but it did!"

⭐ 6.7/10 1948 1h 51m Dir. Henry Hathaway

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In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

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6.7/10 174 votes

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Year
1948
Runtime
1h 51m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
174
Genre
Crime, Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎬 Henry Hathaway 👤 James Stewart 👤 Richard Conte 👤 Lee J. Cobb
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Call Northside 777 has a runtime of 1h 51m (1 hour and 51 minutes).
Call Northside 777 was directed by Henry Hathaway and released in 1948.
Call Northside 777 is a Crime, Drama film (1948).
The cast of Call Northside 777 includes James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde.
Call Northside 777 has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 174 votes.

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