The Lineup (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The Lineup | |
|---|---|
 The Lineup movie poster |
|
| Directed by | Don Siegel |
| Produced by | Jaime Del Valle |
| Written by | Stirling Silliphant |
| Starring | Eli Wallach Robert Keith |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 11, 1958 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 86 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Lineup is a 1958 feature film version of the police procedural series that ran on CBS radio from 1950 through 1953 and on CBS television from 1954 through 1960, directed by Don Siegel. The film has a number of scenes shot on location in San Francisco during the late 1950s including shots of Embarcadero Freeway.
Contents |
[edit] Plot
An international drug-smuggling racket plants heroin on unsuspecting American tourists traveling in Asia, so that the dope traffic can pass through customs undetected. Two psychopathic killers (Eli Wallach and Robert Keith) and their driver Richard Jaeckel then collect the contraband.
- Based on the television series of the same name which ran from 1954 to 1960. Most of the actors playing the police officers are the same as the tv series.
[edit] In popular culture
The film contains the line, "When you live outside the law, you have to eliminate dishonesty," of which Jonathan Letham writes that "Bob Dylan heard it…, cleaned it up a little, and inserted it into 'Absolutely Sweet Marie'" (as "To live outside the law you must be honest.").[1]
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eli Wallach | Dancer |
| Robert Keith | Julian |
| Warner Anderson | Lt. Ben Guthrie |
| Richard Jaeckel | Sandy McLain |
| Mary LaRoche | Dorothy Bradshaw |
| William Leslie | Larry Warner |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jonathan Lethem, "The Ecstasy of Influence", Harper's, February 2007, 59–71. p. 59.
[edit] External links
|
|||||
