An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Acting
Poitier's controlled fury vs. Darin's sniveling menace—pure tension.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes psychotherapy against itself.
Direction
Cornfield makes 89 minutes feel like a pressure cooker.
Director
Hubert Cornfield
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