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Knock on Any Door is a american film of genre Drama directed by Nicholas Ray released in USA on 17 march 1949 with Humphrey Bogart

Knock on Any Door (1949)

Knock on Any Door
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Released in USA 17 march 1949
Length 3h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating65% 3.2958853.2958853.2958853.2958853.295885

Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American court-room trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The picture gave actor John Derek a break in developing his film career and was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley.

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Against the wishes of his law partners, lawyer Andrew Morton (Humphrey Bogart) takes the case of Nick Romano (John Derek), a troubled young man from the slums, partly because he himself came from the same slums, and partly because he feels guilty for botching the criminal trial of Nick's father years earlier (he was innocent). Nick is on trial for viciously killing a policeman point-blank and faces execution if convicted (the event is shown in a dark opening scene, but the killer's face is not seen).

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