5 against the house

Resource Information

The work 5 against the house represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

5 against the house

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, William Bowers, John Barnwell ; produced by Stirling Silliphant and John Barnwell ; directed by Phil Karlson

Title variation

Five against the house

Contributor

• Novak, Kim
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Barnwell, John
• Bowers, William, 1916-1987
• Duning, George
• Finney, Jack
• Karlson, Phil, 1908-1985
• Keith, Brian, 1921-1997
• Madison, Guy
• Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996

Actor

• Novak, Kim
• Keith, Brian, 1921-1997
• Madison, Guy

Screenwriter

• Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
• Bowers, William, 1916-1987
• Barnwell, John

Composer

• Duning, George

Director

• Karlson, Phil, 1908-1985

Producer

• Barnwell, John
• Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996

Subject

• Finney, Jack -- Television adaptations
• Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans -- Drama
• Caper films
• Robbery -- Nevada | Reno -- Drama
• Veterans -- Nevada | Reno -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Casinos -- Nevada | Reno -- Drama
• DVDs
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Finney, Jack -- Film adaptations

Genre

• Drama
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Television adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Caper films
• DVDs
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Four Korean war vets dream up a college prank to rob a casino, convincing the girlfriend of one of them to help. Problems arise when one of the vets, who suffers from a war injury, turns the prank serious

Member of

• Collector's choice (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm))
• Film noir classics, 1

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Lester White ; editor, Jerome Thoms ; music, George Duning

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.F584 2009

PerformerNote

Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore, Kerwin Matthews, William Conrad, Jack Dimond, Jean Willes

Runtime

83

Series statement

• Columbia Pictures film noir classics
• The collector's choice

Series volume

1

Technique

live action