The Shrike
6.6
“Destined to be the most talked about Motion Picture of the Year!”
Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife.
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Cast
22 people
José Ferrer
Jim Downs
Known for
Dune
Lawrence of Arabia
June Allyson
Ann Downs
Known for
Little Women
The Glenn Miller Story
Joy Page
Charlotte Moore
Known for
Casablanca
Kendall Clark
Dr. Bellman
Also in
Six Bridges to Cross
Damn Citizen
Isabel Bonner
Dr. Barrow
No other roles listed
Will Kuluva
Ankoritis
Known for
Odds Against Tomorrow
Joe Comadore
Major
Also in
Tanganyika
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Billy M. Greene
Schloss
Known for
That Touch of Mink
Leigh Whipper
Mr. Carlisle
Known for
Of Mice and Men
King of the Zombies
Richard Benedict
Gregory
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Ocean's Eleven
Mary Bell
Miss Wingate
Also in
Loose Threads and the Silly Little Exorcism
Pauline Moore
Author's Wife
Known for
Young Mr. Lincoln
Heidi
José Ferrer Director · Ketti Frings Screenplay William H. Daniels Cinematographer
United States release June 16, 1955 · Produced in United States · Production Universal Pictures
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 16, 1955
Theatrical
United States
July 7, 1955 · Premiere · New York City, New York
September 1, 1955 · Premiere
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