Bad Day at Black Rock

Year: 1955

Runtime: 81 mins

Language: English

Director: John Sturges

ThrillerDramaCrimeWesternMystery

One‑armed war veteran John J. Macreedy arrives by train in the sleepy little town of Black Rock. As he settles in, he senses something wrong and gradually peels back a tangled web of deception, hidden secrets and a murder that the locals are desperate to keep buried.

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