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A Life in the Balance

19555.9 / 1074 min

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

A killer with the cunning of a maniac. A little boy with the courage of a lion.

A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

Cast

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Antonio Gómez

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

María Ibinia

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

The Killer

José Pérez

José Pérez

Paco Gómez

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo Acosta

Lt. Fernando

Carlos Múzquiz

Carlos Múzquiz

Capt. Saldana

Jorge Treviño

Sergeant

José Torvay

José Torvay

Andrés Martínez

Eva Calvo

Eva Calvo

Carla Arlota

Fanny Schiller

Fanny Schiller

Carmen Martínez

Tamara Garina

Doña Lucrecia

Pascual García Peña

Pascual García Peña

Porter (as Pascual G. Pena)

Tony Carbajal

Tony Carbajal

Pedro (as Antonio Carbajal)

Crew

Mildred Gusse

Casting

John Burch

Assistant Director

Sara Mateos

Makeup Artist

Sara Maza

Hairdresser

Ricardo Beltri

Unit Manager

Gunther Gerszo

Art Direction

Jesús González Gancy

Sound

Icaro Cisneros

Script Supervisor

Manuel Gómez Urquiza

Camera Operator

Julio Cahero

Assistant Director

John Burch

Production Manager

Galdino R. Samperio

Sound

Leobardo Sánchez

Assistant Camera

Harry Horner

Director

George Crone

Editor

Leonard Goldstein

Producer

George A. Gittens

Editor

Robert Presnell Jr.

Screenplay

Raúl Lavista

Raúl Lavista

Original Music Composer

Leo Townsend

Screenplay

Rafael Portillo

Rafael Portillo

Director

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Novel