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A Life in the Balance

6.419551h 14mMovieCrimeMysteryThriller

A widower's young son leads the police to a killer of sinners in Mexico City.

DirectorsHarry Horner·Rafael Portillo
WritersRobert Presnell Jr.·Leo Townsend
ProducerLeonard Goldstein

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Cast · Directed by Harry Horner

RMRicardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
Antonio Gómez
ABAnne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
María Ibinia
LMLee Marvin
Lee Marvin
The Killer
JPJosé Pérez
José Pérez
Paco Gómez
RARodolfo Acosta
Rodolfo Acosta
Lt. Fernando
CMCarlos Múzquiz
Carlos Múzquiz
Capt. Saldana
JTJorge Treviño
Jorge Treviño
Sergeant
JTJosé Torvay
José Torvay
Andrés Martínez
EC
Eva Calvo
Carla Arlota
FSFanny Schiller
Fanny Schiller
Carmen Martínez
TGTamara Garina
Tamara Garina
Doña Lucrecia
PPPascual García Peña
Pascual García Peña
Porter (as Pascual G. Pena)

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A Life in the Balance — streaming FAQ

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A Life in the Balance hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 19, 1955. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.