A Life in the Balance

A Life in the Balance
Directed by	Harry Horner Rafael Portillo
Written by	Georges Simenon (story Sept petites croix dans un carnet) Robert Presnell Jr. Leo Townsend
Produced by	Leonard Goldstein
Starring	Ricardo Montalban Anne Bancroft Lee Marvin
Edited by	George Crone George A. Gittens
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Production companies	Tele-Voz S.A. Panoramic Productions
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date	1 July 1955
Running time	74 minutes
Countries	Mexico United States
Language	English

A Life in the Balance is a 1955 American-Mexican thriller film directed by Harry Horner and Rafael Portillo and starring Ricardo Montalban, Anne Bancroft and Lee Marvin. It was shot in Mexico, and distributed in the United States by Twentieth Century Fox.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.

Cast

• Ricardo Montalban as Antonio Gómez
• Anne Bancroft as María Ibinia
• Lee Marvin as The Killer
• José Pérez as Paco Gómez
• Rodolfo Acosta as Lt. Fernando
• Carlos Múzquiz as Capt. Saldana
• Jorge Treviño as Sergeant
• José Torvay as Andrés Martínez
• Eva Calvo as Carla Arlota
• Fanny Schiller as Carmen Martínez
• Tamara Garina as Doña Lucrecia
• Pascual García Peña as Porter
• Tony Carbajal as Pedro

See also

• List of American films of 1955

Bibliography

• Cox, James H. Muting White Noise: Native American and European American Novel Traditions. University of Oklahoma Press, 2012.

External links

• A Life in the Balance at IMDb