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    Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

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    Poster of the movie Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
    1957     Criminal drama    
    USA
    1h 43min
    PG

    The film is a story of crime on New York's waterfront. It is based on the book "The Man Who Rocked the Boat," an autobiography by William Keating, played by Egan in the film. The book chronicles Keating's experiences as an assistant district attorney and as counsel to the New York City Anti-crime Committee. In the portion of the book depicted in the film, Keating pursued a murder prosecution for a waterfront hit despite widespread corruption that stretched all the way into the district attorney's office.

    Directed byArnold Laven
    Written byLawrence Roman
    CompanyUniversal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures

    Starring

    Richard Egan
    Jan Sterling
    Julie Adams
    Walter Matthau
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