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Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Sidney Poitier, Mildred Joanne Smith ... see more see more... , Harry Bellaver , Stanley Ridges , Dotts Johnson , Amanda Randolph , Bill Walker , Ruby Dee , Ossie Davis , Ken Christy , Frank Richards , George Tyne , Robert Adler , Bert Freed , Jim Toney , Maude Simmons , Ray Teal , Will Wright , Harry Lauter , Harry Carter , Don Kohler , Ray Hyke , Ernest Anderson , Eleanor Audley , Wade Dumas , Ralph Dunn , Charles Flynn , Fred Graham , Ralph Hodges , Frank Jaquet , J. Louis Johnson , Stan Johnson , Doris Kemper , Victor Kilian , Jack Kruschen , Eda Reiss Merin , Howard Mitchell , Ann Morrison , Kitty O'Neil , Frank Overton , Dick Paxton , William Pullen , Kathrun Sheldon , Emmett E. Smith , Phil Tully , Ann Tyrrell , Ruth Warren , Ruben Wendorf , Laiola Wendorff , Mack Williams , Ian Wolfe , John Whitney , Jasper Weldon , Thomas Ingersoll , Robert Davis

A pioneering film about racial tensions, No Way Out stars Richard Widmark as a criminal named Ray Biddle, who despises African-Americans. Sidney Poitier (in his screen debut) is the black doctor, Luth... read more read more...er Brooks, assigned to take care of the wounded Ray. Dr. Brooks, hired by the police hospital as part of an overall program to integrate the staff, keeps his temper in check as Ray spouts his racist invective. When Ray's brother, also wounded, dies in the hospital, the blustering bigot holds Dr. Brooks responsible and sends word to his gang to wreak vengeance on the city's black community. But the blacks turn the tables on the whites and fight them off. Ray then breaks out of the hospital with Dr. Brooks as hostage. His plans to kill the doctor are thwarted by Ray's girlfriend (Linda Darnell), who finally becomes fed up with his blind hatred. No Way Out was considered potent stuff in 1950; it was still regarded as a hot potato in 1962, when NBC dropped plans to telecast the film on "Saturday Night at the Movies." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Release Date: August 16, 1950

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006

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  • flixsterman
    February 26, 2011
    flixsterman
    Richard Widmark is a "Negro-Hater" who blames Sidney Poitier for his brother's death. Intense but stylized social commentary featuring a rather nice performance by Miss Linda Darnell.
  • ajv2688
    October 26, 2010
    ajv2688
    A really good movie, it's both a serious drama focused on racism and the medical profession, and an exciting thriller with criminals. Poitier and Widmark give great performances.
  • jjnxn
    December 9, 2007
    jjnxn
    Three top performances by the leads and a provocative topic make this a very worthwhile viewing experience.
  • jam233
    January 4, 2010
    jam233
    One of the earliest African American racial issue films, and it is better than most. Linda Darnell and Sidney Poitier's performances make up for Richard Widmark's over the top and exaggerated performance.

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Lori Hoffman
January 11, 2007
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

Topnotch film noir

Eric Henderson
March 9, 2006
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

No Way Out borrows the template for socially conscious filmmaking from both Gentlemen's Agreement and Crossfire: it's half noir, half sermon. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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March 25, 2006
New York Times

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
February 29, 2008
Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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