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The Resource Odds against tomorrow, HarBel presents ; a United Artists release ; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Nelson Gidding ; directed and produced by Robert Wise

Odds against tomorrow, HarBel presents ; a United Artists release ; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Nelson Gidding ; directed and produced by Robert Wise

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Earle Slater is a racist ex-con looking to make a quick buck. Johnny Ingram is a nightclub performer with gambling debts. Greed and shared rage against the world turn them into bitter allies when a disgraced ex-cop recruits them to pull a bank heist. But a pivotal moment will send both men toward a cataclysmic outcome that is anything but black and white
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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1 videodisc (96 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1959
  • Based on the novel by William P. McGivern
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Odds against tomorrow
Title
Odds against tomorrow
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HarBel presents ; a United Artists release ; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Nelson Gidding ; directed and produced by Robert Wise
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Earle Slater is a racist ex-con looking to make a quick buck. Johnny Ingram is a nightclub performer with gambling debts. Greed and shared rage against the world turn them into bitter allies when a disgraced ex-cop recruits them to pull a bank heist. But a pivotal moment will send both men toward a cataclysmic outcome that is anything but black and white
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TEFMT
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videorecording
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Odds against tomorrow (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Director of photograhy, Joseph Brun ; editor, Dede Allen ; music, John Lewis
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
English dialogue; optional English subtitles
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.O33 2018
PerformerNote
Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame
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  • 1914-2005
  • 1927-
  • 1909-1973
  • 1901-1970
  • 1920-2001
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  • Wise, Robert
  • Polonsky, Abraham
  • Gidding, Nelson
  • Belafonte, Harry
  • Ryan, Robert
  • Winters, Shelley
  • Begley, Ed
  • Grahame, Gloria
  • Brun, Joseph
  • Allen, Dede
  • Lewis, John
  • McGivern, William P
  • HarBel Productions
  • Olive Films
Runtime
96
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  • Criminals
  • Bank robberies
  • Racism
  • Bank robberies
  • Criminals
  • Racism
Technique
live action
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Odds against tomorrow, HarBel presents ; a United Artists release ; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Nelson Gidding ; directed and produced by Robert Wise
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Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1959
  • Based on the novel by William P. McGivern
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videodisc
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  • vd
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rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
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  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1038534630
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (96 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
887090141512
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
OF1415
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
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DVD, region 1, wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby mono
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DVD
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Odds against tomorrow, HarBel presents ; a United Artists release ; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Nelson Gidding ; directed and produced by Robert Wise
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1959
  • Based on the novel by William P. McGivern
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1038534630
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (96 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
887090141512
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
OF1415
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, region 1, wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby mono
Video recording format
DVD

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