---
title: 'The Captive City (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wise'
released: '1952-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-captive-city-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044476/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Captive City (1952)

1952 · 91 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Captive City is a 1952 American crime film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring John Forsythe. The screenplay is based on thee experiences of Time magazine reporter Alvin M. Josephy Jr., who cowrote the script.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Screenplay:** [Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alvin-m-josephy-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerome Moross](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-moross)
- **Producer:** [Theron Warth](https://cinepixo.com/people/theron-warth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)
- **Editor:** [Robert Swink](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-swink)

## Cast

- [Martin Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-milner)
- [Gladys Hurlbut](https://cinepixo.com/people/gladys-hurlbut)
- [Joan Camden](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-camden)
- [Geraldine Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-hall)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Victor Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sutherland)
- [Marjorie Crossland](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-crossland)
- [Hal K. Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-k-dawson)
- [Harold J. Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-j-kennedy)
- [John Forsythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-forsythe)
- [Ray Teal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-teal)
- [Paul Brinegar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brinegar)
- [Jess Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jess-kirkpatrick)

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