cast
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Ben Gazzara
John Resko
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Stuart Whitman
Principal Keeper
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Ray Walston
Iggy
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Vincent Price
Carl Carmer
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Rod Steiger
Tiptoes
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Broderick Crawford
Warden
- Dodie Stevens Resko's Sister
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Jack Kruschen
Resko's Father
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Wino
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Naomi Stevens
Resko's Mother
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Adam Williams
Guard
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Jack Albertson
Teach
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John Kellogg
Guard
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Robert H. Harris
Commissioner
- Carmen Phillips Connie Resko
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Timothy Carey
Nick
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Myron Healey
Gunther
- Lee Krieger Stanley
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Josip Elic
Vic the Barber
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Arthur Malet
Storekeeper
- Robert Christopher Guard
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Reggie Nalder
Greer
- Kreg Martin Guard
- Susan Silo Cathy (as an adult)
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Tom Gilson
Lefty
- Roland La Starza Duke
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Warren J. Kemmerling
Guard
- Andy Albin Inmate
- John Close Guard
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John Dennis
Cell Block Guard
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Billy Varga
Guard
- Burt Lange Gallery Man
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Vincent Barbi
Painter (uncredited)
- Peter Besbas Sculptor (uncredited)
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John Dierkes
Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
- Bobby Gilbert Sculptor (uncredited)
- Sid Kane Sculptor (uncredited)
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Lenny Kent
Painter (uncredited)
- Johnny Kern Convict (uncredited)
- Ernesto Molinari Sculptor (uncredited)
- Norman Nazarr Sculptor (uncredited)
- Norman Stevans Sculptor (uncredited)
- Robert Swimmer Guard (uncredited)
- Robert White Guard (uncredited)