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Released
1947 · FILM

Boomerang!

“It comes back at you again and again!”

Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
Richard Murphy, Fulton Oursler
Runtime
88 min
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Synopsis

When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Edited by Harmon JonesShot by Norbert BrodineScored by David Buttolph

Also known as

  • Bumerangde
  • El justicieroes
  • Boomerang !fr
  • Boomerang - L'arma che uccideit

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