The Phenix City Story (1955)
Directed by Phil Karlson · 100 min · Crime
12.0 TOPICAL score · #5,377 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
The Phenix City Story (1955, directed by Phil Karlson) has a TOPICAL score of 12.0 - ranked 5,377 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (66 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (66 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 13 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,420 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John McIntire (actor #1,528), Richard Kiley (actor #1,687), Kathryn Crosby, Edward Andrews