Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon

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Darkness at Noon

1956

2h 2m

6.6(4 votes)

Crime

Overview

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.

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16 members

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草薙幸二郎

Seiji Uemura

草薙幸二郎

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左幸子

Kaneko Nagai

左幸子

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内藤武敏

Lawyer Kondo

内藤武敏

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飯田蝶子

Tsuna Uemura

飯田蝶子

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松山照夫

Takeshi Kojima

No Image

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菅井一郎

Lawyer Yamamoto

菅井一郎

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加藤嘉

Oshima

加藤嘉

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織本順吉

Detective Sugita

織本順吉

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山茶花究

Shiraki

山茶花究

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芦田伸介

Yoshii

芦田伸介

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北林谷栄

Satoe Miyazaki

北林谷栄

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山村聰

Yuji

山村聰

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殿山泰司

Uhei Matsumura

殿山泰司

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矢野宣

Shokichi Aoki

矢野宣

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左右田一平

Unknown Role

左右田一平

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Masatsugu Makita

Unknown Role

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