A Bullet Is Waiting
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A Bullet Is Waiting

...and after the kiss...

6.3 / 10 1954 1h 21mNR English
DramaCrime

Storyline

A plane carrying a sheriff and a man indicted for manslaughter is wrecked on a lonely California beach and the prisoner manages to escape, after a struggle, only to be taken in hand by the female manager of a remote sheep ranch.

Cast & Crew

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Ed Stone

Lead
Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Cally Canham

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Sheriff Munson

Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

David Canham

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Farrow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Bullet Is Waiting is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker