The Rack (1956 film)

The Rack
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArnold Laven
Screenplay byStewart Stern
Based onThe Rack
1955 teleplay on The U.S. Steel Hour
by Rod Serling
Produced byArthur M. Loew Jr.
StarringPaul Newman
Wendell Corey
Walter Pidgeon
Edmond O'Brien
Anne Francis
Lee Marvin
CinematographyPaul C. Vogel
Edited byHarold F. Kress
Marshall Neilan Jr.
Music byAdolph Deutsch
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 2, 1956 (1956-11-02)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$779,000[1]
Box office$765,000[1]

The Rack is a 1956 American war drama film, based on a television play written by Rod Serling.[2][3] It was directed by Arnold Laven and stars Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin and Walter Pidgeon.

After two years in a North Korean prison camp, an American officer returns home, only to be charged with collaboration by his own side. He is forced to defend his actions in court.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Variety film review; April 18, 1956, page 6.
  3. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; April 21, 1956, page 62.