The Pusher (1960)
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A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter.
- Date of release
- 1960-02-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Gene Milford
Casting
- Kathy Carlyle — Laura
- Robert Lansing — Steve Carella
- Felice Orlandi — The Pusher
- Douglas Rodgers — Lt. Peter Byrne
- Sloan Simpson — Harriet Byrne
- Sara Amman — María Hernández
- Jim Boles — Newspaper Vendor
- Beatrice Pons — María Hernández
- John Astin — Detective
Interesting facts
The Pusher is a 1960 American crime film directed and co-produced by Gene Milford. The screenplay—based on Ed McBain's novel of the same name, from his 87th Precinct series—was written by Harold Robbins. The film stars Kathy Carlyle, Robert Lansing, Felice Orlandi, Douglas Rodgers and Sloan Simpson. The film was produced in 1958, and released by United Artists in 1960.
Production
Many of the street location scenes were filmed in New York City (Manhattan and the Bronx).
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