Directed by:
Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay:
Philip YordanCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
Daniele AmfitheatrofCast:
Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Luther Adler, Paul Valentine, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Debra Paget, Hope Emerson, Esther Minciotti (more)Plots(1)
After a ruthless banker's favorite son goes to jail in connection with the father's ends-justifies-the-means creation of a successful empire, the other three sons overthrow their father, driving him to his death. Still in jail, the favorite swears vengeance on his brothers, and complex motivations of duty, justice, and jealousy propel the four men toward a final confrontation. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Edward G. Robinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/507/163507758_25cd3c.jpg)
Edward G. Robinson
Romania
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Susan Hayward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381945_0f6703.png)
Susan Hayward
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Beau Geste (1939)
Rawhide (1951)
![Richard Conte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270211_d260fa.jpg)
Richard Conte
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Luther Adler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159999_d2f5cc.jpg)
Luther Adler
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
House of Strangers (1949)
Paul Valentine
USA
Best movies:
Out of the Past (1947)
House of Strangers (1949)
Love Happy (1949)
![Efrem Zimbalist Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280161_8598b6.jpg)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Band of Angels (1957)
![Debra Paget](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313179_a78c6e.jpg)
Debra Paget
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
White Feather (1955)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
![Hope Emerson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576476_ee00de.jpg)
Hope Emerson
USA
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
Westward the Women (1951)
Adam's Rib (1949)
![Esther Minciotti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/531/158531338_6c55b7.jpg)
Esther Minciotti
Italy
Best movies:
The Wrong Man (1956)
Marty (1955)
House of Strangers (1949)
![Diana Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058561_ed8de7.jpg)
Diana Douglas
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
House of Strangers (1949)
David Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
5 Fingers (1952)
House of Strangers (1949)
![Lawrence Tibbett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677238_eb2682.jpg)
Lawrence Tibbett
USA
Best movies:
House of Strangers (1949)
![Frank Wilcox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000142_001f18.jpg)
Frank Wilcox
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Herb Vigran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162631_aae53e.gif)
Herb Vigran
USA
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Airplane! (1980)
![Jack Chefe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/482/159482546_09841b.jpg)
Jack Chefe
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
It Started with Eve (1941)
All About Eve (1950)
Silvio Minciotti
Italy
Best movies:
The Wrong Man (1956)
Marty (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
![John Kellogg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/515/159515994_eeec6d.jpg)
John Kellogg
USA
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Out of the Past (1947)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Ralph Brooks
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
After the Thin Man (1936)
![Jack Tornek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/872/159872450_901c6d.jpg)
Jack Tornek
Belarus
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
The Proud Ones (1956)
![Franklyn Farnum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948620_a1d5f2.jpg)
Franklyn Farnum
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)