Rent No Way Out (1950)
3.7 of 5 from 87 ratings
1h 46min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Dr. Luther Brooks (Sidney Poitier) is assigned to treat two prisoners, the Biddle brothers, who were shot during an attempted robbery. Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) refuses to be treated by the black doctor, and when his brother John dies under Luther's care, Ray becomes consumed with vengeance. His anger and hatred ignites racial tensions within the community, and events quickly spiral out of control.
- Actors:
- Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Sidney Poitier, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Stanley Ridges, Dots Johnson, Robert Adler, Ernest Anderson, Jessie Arnold, Eleanor Audley, Polly Bailey, Betsy Blair, Eileen Boyer, Harry Carter, Ken Christy, Charles J. Conrad, Jack Daley, Ossie Davis
- Directors:
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Producers:
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Writers:
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Lesser Samuels, Philip Yordan
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Sidney Poitier, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary by film noir historian Eddie Muller
- All About Mankiewicz (103 mins) - A massive two-part interview with the legendary director, featuring Michael Cimcnt and directed by Luc Beraud
- Archival Fox Movietone Newsreels
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of No Way Out
No Way Out - No Way Out review by LJ
A Black doctor must treat two racist white criminals. When one dies it triggers all sorts of problems including a revenge plot and a bubbling race riot. Not what I was expecting. I thought it was a thriller but it was more a slow burn drama. The focus shifts off the main character (the doctor) halfway through on to a different character, which felt weird. It is maddening that Sidney Poitier is not one of the main-billed actors when he’s joint main character.
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