Bad Day at Black Rock

Name: Bad Day at Black Rock
Director: John Sturges
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Western
Released: 1955
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 7.288

Just the way it happened!

1955·Directed by John Sturges·3.9·1h 21m

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Thriller Mystery Western United States of America

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

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“Anderson famously recommended this film to aspiring filmmakers, saying "Go watch Bad Day at Black Rock and listen to John Sturges' commentary and you'll learn more about filmmaking than 4 years of going to school."”