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Five Minutes to Live

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Original title

Five Minutes to Live (Door-to-Door Maniac)

Year

1961

Running time

80 min.

Country

United States

Director

Bill Karn

Screenwriter

Cay Forrester, Robert L. Joseph. Story: Palmer Thompson

Cast

Music

Gene Kauer, Johnny Cash

Cinematography

Carl E. Guthrie (B&W)

Producer

Somera Productions-Flower Film Productions

Genre

Thriller | Crime. Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Music. Heist Film

Synopsis

Johnny Cash stars as bloodthirsty gangster Johnny Cabot. His partner in crime, Fred Dorella, has a novel plan for a heist after studying the daily habits of the bank's vice president Ken Wilson and his wife Nancy. After Wilson goes to work, Johnny tricks his way into the house and holds Nancy hostage. At the same time, Dorella visits Wilson at the bank and demands 70,000 dollars in cash. If he doesn't contact Johnny with the loot at a specified time, Nancy will be killed. But the Wilson home is not a happy one, and Wilson is planning on running away with his mistress that very evening. Meanwhile, the sadistic Johnny taunts Nancy about being "the perfect wife"...

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