---
title: 'The Long Wait (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Saville'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-wait-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047190/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Long Wait (1954)

1954 · 94 min · United States


## Synopsis

The Long Wait is a 1954 American crime drama film noir directed by Victor Saville starring Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Gene Evans and Peggie Castle. The film is based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Mickey Spillane. It was an independent production distributed by United Artists.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Saville](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-saville)
- **Screenplay:** [Lesser Samuels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesser-samuels)
- **Producer:** [Lesser Samuels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesser-samuels)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-castelnuovo-tedesco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Planer](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-planer)
- **Editor:** [Otto Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-ludwig)

## Cast

- [Gene Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-evans)
- [Jay Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-adler)
- [Anthony Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quinn)
- [James Millican](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-millican)
- [Bruno VeSota](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-vesota)
- [Barry Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-kelley)
- [Peggie Castle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggie-castle)
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn)

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