The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951 · 78 min · EN · NR · 6.9 (34 votes)
Dir. Anthony Mann · Starring Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou, Marshall Thompson, Ruby Dee, Richard Rober

You'll never see the target till the very end!

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A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

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A palpable sense of dread permeates this tense political thriller. The atmosphere is thick with suspicion as a lone detective races against time, navigating a shadowy conspiracy on the eve of a nation's fracturing. It feels like a ticking clock set against a somber historical backdrop.

tensesuspensefulatmosphericgravesteadynoir-inflectedperiod dramapolitical thrillerconspiracypolitical intriguepre-war tensionduty
detectivetreasonnight trainpolitical assassinationamerican civil warassassination of presidentabraham lincolnpresidential inaugurationsleeper trainpolitical conspiracy
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