Illegal

Illegal

He was a guy who marked 100 men for death - until a blonde called 'Angel' O'Hara marked him for life!

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Release Date

10/9/1955

Runtime

88 mins

Overview

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Homepage

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A noir-shadowed fall from grace: a DA undone by a wrongful conviction spirals into defending the very criminals he once prosecuted, haunted by conscience and cheap whiskey. The moral weight hangs heavy throughout.

Mood

BleakTense

Themes

RedemptionJusticeCorruption

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

High-contrastStylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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