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53% Critic Match
World for Ransom
“He was lured kiss-by-kiss into an incredible plot to destroy the world!”
5.3 / 10• 1954• 1h 22m•NR• English
DramaActionThriller
Storyline
In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.
Cast & Crew
Dan Duryea
Mike Callahan / Corrigan
Lead
Gene Lockhart
Alexis Pederas
Patric Knowles
Julian March
Reginald Denny
Major Ian Bone
Nigel Bruce
Governor Sir Charles Coutts
Marian Carr
Frennessey March
Arthur Shields
Sean O'Connor
Douglass Dumbrille
Insp. McCollum
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Aldrich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. World for Ransom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
