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Pressure Point

1962·89 min

Pressure Point

Directed by Hubert Cornfield

Drama

An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

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Doctor

Patient

Young Psychiatrist

Carl Benton Reid

Chief Medical Officer

Crew

S. Lee Pogostin

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Director of Photography

Hubert Cornfield

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Tavern Owner

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Patient (as a boy)

Richard Bakalyan

Jimmy

Jewish Girl

Mother

Father

Benjie Bancroft

Patient

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Pressure Point (1962) is about an African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

Who directed Pressure Point?

Hubert Cornfield directed Pressure Point (1962).

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