Characters & Themes
The Cruel Tower (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 79 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Lew Landers
- Starring
- Charles McGraw, Steve Brodie, Diana Darrin, Alan Hale Jr., Mari Blanchard, Stafford Repp
A gritty tale of a hard‑drinking band of steeplejacks who spend their lives perched on a towering scaffold, flirting with danger at every turn. Their reckless camaraderie is tested when seductive, trouble‑making women draw them into a whirlwind of violence and raw passion, pushing the men to the brink.
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