Director: Maxwell Shane
Country: USA
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The Glass Wall is a 1953 American drama film noir directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Vittorio Gassman and Gloria Grahame. The black-and-white film was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The title refers to a design feature of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. It tied with two other films for the 1953 Golden Leopard, the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival. Peter (Vittorio Gassman) is a refugee who wants to make a better life for himself in America, but he doesn't have the proper papers. Desperate for entry, he jumps ship and flees to New York City to search for a World War II veteran whom he helped during the war. If he can find this veteran (Jerry Paris), he believes it can help prove his case that he deserves American citizenship. But if he can't find him within 24 hours, he'll be branded a fugitive and forever barred from reentry into America.
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