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Five Minutes to Live poster
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Average
MASTER SCORE 54.6 / 100
1961·Crime / Drama / Music·1h 15m

FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE

“How could she extend the moments he had given her?”

A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband works.

Above the Line
Bill Karn·DirectorCay Forester·ScreenplayPalmer Thompson·Original StoryCarl E. Guthrie·Director of PhotographyGene Kauer·Original Music ComposerDonald Nosseck·Editor
Cast
Johnny Cash·Johnny CabotDonald Woods·Kenneth WilsonCay Forester·Nancy WilsonPamela Mason·Ellen HarcourtVic Tayback·Fred DorellaMidge Ware·Doris JohnsonRon Howard·Bobby WilsonMerle Travis·MaxNorma Varden·Priscilla AuerbachLeslie Kimmell·Mr. Johnson
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 1
Bill Karn·Director
Writing· 3
Cay Forester·ScreenplayPalmer Thompson·Original StoryRobert L. Joseph·Adaptation
Camera· 1
Carl E. Guthrie·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Donald Nosseck·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Gene Kauer·Original Music ComposerDale Knight·Sound EngineerWilliam Rivol·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 3
Edward Shiells·Art DirectionHarry Reif·Set DecorationArmand Delmar·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
William Mace·ProducerJames Ellsworth·Producer
Other Departments· 3
Nathan Barragar·Second UnitMack V. Wright·Second UnitScotty Rackin·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
54.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
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