← Back to Movies

The Glass Wall

Cast

Vittorio Gassman, Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer View All

Crew

Ivan Tors (Screenplay), Maxwell Shane (Screenplay), Maxwell Shane (Director) View All

Release: Mar. 19th, 1953

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He needs to find an ex-G.I. named Tom whom he helped during the war, as Tom can prove Peter's right to legal entry into the United States. If he can't find Tom within 24 hours and prove his case, he will be branded a fugitive and will be permanently disqualified for U.S. citizenship.

Average Rating:

Replies Discussions

51 The Glass Wall (1953): the hownos/Allaby viewing session

6:30 pm today Eastern...

Reviewed by

Takoma11
Likewise, Tom receives news of Peter's escape and feels compelled to help the man who saved his life during the war.

READ REVIEW

Citizen Rules
So Peter (Vittorio Gassman) jumps ship and tries to find Tom, not knowing that if the ship he was on sets sails he will then become a fugitive and never be allowed entry into the U.S.