Six Bridges to Cross
1955 American crime caper film directed by Joseph Pevney
Six Bridges to Cross or 6 Bridges to Cross is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, George Nader and Julie Adams. Six Bridges to Cross is based upon the famous 1950 Great Brink's Robbery of Boston, Massachusetts in which the thieves made off with roughly $2.5 million.
Plot
Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) is planning a heist. The story begins with the events which led a young Florea (Sal Mineo) to become a crook. One day he is shot during a robbery and as a result an amenable policeman and his wife take him under their wing. As a young man he deludes them, and pretends to no longer have criminal intent and even gets a job at the Brinks. They are unaware he is preparing to rob the establishment. It is only after he and his gang pull off the heist that Florea reconsiders his actions and attempts to make amends for the crime.
Cast
Tony Curtis as Jerry Florea
George Nader as Edward Gallagher
Julie Adams as Ellen Gallagher
Jay C. Flippen as Vincent Concannon
Sal Mineo as Jerry as a boy
Jan Merlin as Andy Norris
Richard Castle as Skids Radzevich
William Murphy as Red Flanagan
Kendall Clark as Mr. Sanborn
Don Keefer as Mr.
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