Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson is a 1940 drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief gets sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by the reform-minded warden. The film was based on the book Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing, written by Lewis E. Lawes, who was in real life the warden of the notorious prison and did improve conditions for the inmates.

Initial release date:

  • Feb 17, 1940

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 17 min

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Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак) (May 10, 1902 – December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a various countries and languages. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for the film The Snake Pit (1948). He was born Mikhail Anatol...

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  • 1 h 17 min

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