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5 Against the House is a 1955 American heist film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Guy Madison, Kim Novak and Brian Keith. The supporting cast includes William Conrad. The screenplay is based on Jack Finney's 1954 novel of the same name, later serialized by Good Housekeeping magazine.
Four vets and a singer plan to rob a Reno casino and return the money, but one of them has a dark secret. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Phil Karlson
- 1955-05-19
Four college buddies plot to rob a Reno casino in this film based on a novel by Jack Finney. Watch the original trailer, see the cast and crew, and read reviews and articles on Turner Classic Movies.
- Phil Karlson, Milton Feldman
- Guy Madison
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic heist film 5 Against the House, directed by Phil Karlson and written by Stirling Silliphant. See the full list of actors, producers, composers, cinematographers and more on IMDb.
A group of college friends plan to rob a Reno casino and return the money, but one of them changes his mind and runs away with the loot. Al, a law student and war veteran, chases him and faces a dilemma.
When college buddies Ronnie (Kerwin Mathews) and Roy (Alvy Moore) are briefly detained by the Reno police in association with a casino robbery, Ronnie becomes obsessed with figuring out how to plan...
- Crime, Drama
5 Against the House is a 1955 American heist film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Guy Madison, Kim Novak and Brian Keith. The supporting cast includes William Conrad. The screenplay is based on Jack Finney 's 1954 novel of the same name, later serialized by Good Housekeeping magazine.
