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A Life in the Balance
A killer with the cunning of a maniac. A little boy with the courage of a lion.
1955 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Rafael Portillo, Harry Horner |
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| Writer: | Robert Presnell Jr., Leo Townsend, Georges Simenon |
| Staring: |
| A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1955 |
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| Director: | Rafael Portillo, Harry Horner |
| Writer: | Robert Presnell Jr., Leo Townsend, Georges Simenon |
| Genres: | Mystery, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | mexico city, mexico, mistaken identity, serial killer, child kidnapping |
| Production Companies | Panoramic Productions, Tele-Voz S.A. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Montalban | Antonio Gómez |
| Anne Bancroft | María Ibinia |
| Lee Marvin | The Killer |
| José Pérez | Paco Gómez |
| Rodolfo Acosta | Lt. Fernando |
| Carlos Múzquiz | Capt. Saldana |
| Jorge Treviño | Sergeant |
| José Torvay | Andrés Martínez |
| Eva Calvo | Carla Arlota |
| Fanny Schiller | Carmen Martínez |
| Tamara Garina | Doña Lucrecia |
| Pascual García Peña | Porter (as Pascual G. Pena) |
| Tony Carbajal | Pedro (as Antonio Carbajal) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rafael Portillo | Director |
| Raúl Lavista | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Horner | Director |
| Robert Presnell Jr. | Screenplay |
| Leo Townsend | Screenplay |
| George Crone | Editor |
| George A. Gittens | Editor |
| Mildred Gusse | Casting |
| Gunther Gerszo | Art Direction |
| Sara Mateos | Makeup Artist |
| Sara Maza | Hairdresser |
| Ricardo Beltri | Unit Manager |
| John Burch | Assistant Director, Production Manager |
| Julio Cahero | Assistant Director |
| Jesús González Gancy | Sound |
| Galdino R. Samperio | Sound |
| Manuel Gómez Urquiza | Camera Operator |
| Leobardo Sánchez | Assistant Camera |
| Icaro Cisneros | Script Supervisor |
| Georges Simenon | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leonard Goldstein | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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