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Tomatometer 3 Reviews 60% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings 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.
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- Vittorio Gassman
- Maxwell Shane
- Drama
A vividly raffish New York City comes to life in Maxwell Shane's overlooked message movie. bmacv 28 February 2004. A pungent period flavor of post-war New York elevates Maxwell Shane's The Glass Wall. If it's not quite noir (its idealism disqualifies it), it sure looks and feels like noir.
Maxwell Shane’s “The Glass Wall” is a vexing tale that puts America’s broken immigration system under the spotlight. Full Review | Aug 24, 2024
The Glass Wall: Directed by Maxwell Shane. With Vittorio Gassman, Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer. Peter is a refugee who wants to make a better life for himself in America, but he doesn't have the proper papers.
- (1.4K)
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Maxwell Shane
- 1953-07-31
Apr 18, 2024 · Nobody listens! Arriving in New York without the proper paperwork to back up his refugee claims, a stateless illegal immigrant flees custody, sparking a manhunt in this noirish drama starring Vittorio Gassman. The film has quite a few potent things to say about the barriers in place for genuine refugees and the need to follow the "letter of the ...
Opening with a touching montage of newly arrived immigrants escaping poverty and persecution, Maxwell Shane’s The Glass Wall extols the kindness and generosity of American citizens if not the American immigration system.
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Review by Robert Daniels Patron. The Glass Wall 1953. ★★★★. Watched Aug 13 , 2024. Ostensibly a film about the inequities in America’s immigration system, it’s actually about Vittorio Gassman as a nice Hungarian boy capturing every woman’s heart across Manhattan. 20 likes. Remove Ads. Comment? Please sign in to reply.
