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The Last Mile

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Mickey Rooney in The Last Mile (1959)
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A prison break is attempted the same night an execution occurs on death row.A prison break is attempted the same night an execution occurs on death row.A prison break is attempted the same night an execution occurs on death row.

  • Director
    • Howard W. Koch
  • Writers
    • Milton Subotsky
    • Seton I. Miller
    • John Wexley
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Frank Overton
    • Michael Constantine
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    374
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Howard W. Koch
    • Writers
      • Milton Subotsky
      • Seton I. Miller
      • John Wexley
    • Stars
      • Mickey Rooney
      • Frank Overton
      • Michael Constantine
    • 23User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • 'Killer' Mears
    Frank Overton
    Frank Overton
    • Father O'Connors
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • Ed Werner
    John Vari
    • Jimmy Martin
    Clifford David
    Clifford David
    • Richard Walters
    Harry Millard
    • Fred Mayor
    John McCurry
    • Vince Jackson
    Ford Rainey
    Ford Rainey
    • Red Kirby
    Johnny Seven
    Johnny Seven
    • Tom D'Amoro
    • (as John Seven)
    George Marcy
    George Marcy
    • Pete Rodriguez
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Drake
    • (as Donald Barry)
    Leon Janney
    Leon Janney
    • Callahan
    Clifton James
    Clifton James
    • Harris
    Milton Selzer
    Milton Selzer
    • Peddie
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • O'Flaherty
    Alan Bunce
    Alan Bunce
    • Warden Stone
    • Director
      • Howard W. Koch
    • Writers
      • Milton Subotsky
      • Seton I. Miller
      • John Wexley
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Milton Selzer.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Sometimes you have to put your faith in what you can't see. In what you wish.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Ed Sullivan Show: Episode #12.1 (1958)

    User reviews23

    Featured review
    10/10

    Positive

    This is a very grim, hard hitting, even brutal film about a death row break that goes awry. It's black and white photography keeps it from being dated. Mickey Rooney is excellent as the twisted, yet strangely sympathetic lead. One of the first movies to portray the psychological desolation of death row. It is also quite poignant.
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    • Apr 7, 2000
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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1959 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eine Meile Angst
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dear Film
      • Vanguard Productions (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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