Filmboxd Logo

Filmboxd

1948

Call Northside 777

Directed by Henry Hathaway
It couldn't happen... but it did!

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

Duration

1h 51m

Released

February 13, 1948

You´re not logged yet? Do it here

6.6

Rating158

Views0

Likes0

Lists25

Cast74

  • James Stewart
  • Richard Conte
  • Lee J. Cobb
  • Helen Walker
  • Betty Garde
  • Kasia Orzazewski
  • Joanne De Bergh
  • Howard Smith
  • Moroni Olsen

Recommended Films

  • Cry Freedom
  • Citizen X
  • Song Sung Blue
  • iHostage
  • The Great Hero Yi Sun Shin
  • Mutiny on the Bounty
  • The Hatton Garden Job
  • Auto Focus
  • Katyn
  • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
  • At Close Range
  • Shattered Glass
  • Borderland
  • Red
  • The Dam Busters
  • Butterfly on a Wheel
  • Lucas
  • A Prayer Before Dawn
  • Radio
  • The Alphabet Killer