---
title: 'The Spiral Road (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Mulligan'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-spiral-road-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056516/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Spiral Road (1962)

1962 · 145 min · Drama, Adventure, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Spiral Road is a 1962 American adventure-drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands, and Geoffrey Keen, based on the novel of the same name by Jan de Hartog. The film was released by Universal-International in the United States in 1962, the same year that Mulligan's other movie To Kill a Mockingbird became a critical and commercial success.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Mulligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mulligan)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Paterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-paterson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Robert Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-arthur-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-harlan)

## Cast

- [Reggie Nalder](https://cinepixo.com/people/reggie-nalder)
- [Neva Patterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/neva-patterson)
- [Gena Rowlands](https://cinepixo.com/people/gena-rowlands)
- [Geoffrey Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-keen)
- [Larry Gates](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gates)
- [Edgar Stehli](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-stehli)
- [Karl Swenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-swenson)
- [Robert F. Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-simon)
- [Rock Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rock-hudson)
- [Leslie Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-bradley)
- [Burl Ives](https://cinepixo.com/people/burl-ives)
- [Philip Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-abbott)

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