Bad Day at Black Rock
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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.
- Director
- John Sturges
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $4M
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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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Box Office & Release
Bad Day at Black Rock returned 3.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Jan 13, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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