The Glass Wall
Maxwell Shane / US, 1953 / 80 min.
Classic from Columbia Pictures, which recently celebrated its centenary. Auschwitz survivor Peter Kaban arrives in the US aiming to start a new life. Will he find recognition as a displaced refugee? An early role by Italian actor Vittorio Gassman.
When Peter (Gassman) sails for the US, having survived a Nazi concentration camp and imprisonment in Communist Hungary, he hopes the immigration service will recognise his status as a displaced refugee. But it doesn’t turn out like that: if Peter can’t produce the required papers and proofs within 24 hours, he faces deportation.
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Director
Maxwell Shane
Production year
1953
Country
US
Original title
The Glass Wall
Length
80 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
35mm
Part of
The Lady with the Torch
Legendary Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures is celebrating its centenary, and we’re marking the occasion with a rich programme on the company’s glory days. The films, including rediscoveries and surprising, seldom-seen B movies, show that art and commerce need not be mutually exclusive.
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