prison,nightmare,fascism,insomnia,flashback,antisemitism,racism,psychiatrist,told in flashback,nazi collaborationism,1940s,black doctor,psychiatric treatment,sedition,american-nazi,anti-blackness,black american

Pressure Point (1962)

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The boiling point of two men who mutinied against the world and each other!

An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.

Cast & Crew

Director
Hubert Cornfield
  • Profile picture of Sidney Poitier
    Doctor Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Bobby Darin
    Patient Bobby Darin
  • Profile picture of Peter Falk
    Young Psychiatrist Peter Falk
  • Profile picture of Carl Benton Reid
    Chief Medical Officer Carl Benton Reid
  • Profile picture of Mary Munday
    Bar Hostess Mary Munday
  • Profile picture of Howard Caine
    Tavern Owner Howard Caine
  • Profile picture of Gilbert Green
    Jewish Father Gilbert Green
  • Profile picture of Barry Gordon
    Patient (as a boy) Barry Gordon

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Keywords

  • prison
  • nightmare
  • fascism
  • insomnia
  • flashback
  • antisemitism
  • racism
  • psychiatrist
  • told in flashback
  • nazi collaborationism
  • 1940s
  • black doctor
  • psychiatric treatment
  • sedition
  • american-nazi
  • anti-blackness
  • black american