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Five Minutes to Live

Play trailer Poster for Five Minutes to Live 1961,  1h 20m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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As his partner in crime, Fred Dorella (Vic Tayback), heads to the bank and tries to extort cash from executive Ken Wilson (Donald Woods), Johnny Cabot (Johnny Cash) kidnaps Wilson's wife, Nancy (Cay Forester). Fred tells Ken that, unless he hands over $70,000 in cash, Johnny will kill Nancy. Ken comes up with a ploy to buy some time for the police to assess the situation. Though the scheme is coming unstuck, Fred and Johnny aren't about to go quietly.

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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine Aug 28, 2024
Bill Karn’s Door-to-Door Maniac is a fever dream of a heist film that features a ferocious turn from country music icon Johnny Cash. Go to Full Review
Michael Barrett PopMatters Sep 20, 2024
...a twist so fantastically unlikely and macabre that it transcends reason... Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 2, 2024
2/4
Cash’s performance runs hot-and-cold, and the film itself is mostly a non-starter. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 12, 2010
B
It was incredible fun seeing a crazed Cash threatening to kill his hostage suburban housewife. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Film Threat Jul 20, 2007
2/5
Crummy B-Movie, notable only for Johnny Cash's unusual screen acting debut. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Bill Karn

Director

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cabot

Donald Woods

Ken Wilson

Cay Forester

Nancy Wilson

Pamela Mason

Ellen Harcourt

Midge Ware

Doris Johnson

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Five Minutes to Live

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Movie Info

Synopsis As his partner in crime, Fred Dorella (Vic Tayback), heads to the bank and tries to extort cash from executive Ken Wilson (Donald Woods), Johnny Cabot (Johnny Cash) kidnaps Wilson's wife, Nancy (Cay Forester). Fred tells Ken that, unless he hands over $70,000 in cash, Johnny will kill Nancy. Ken comes up with a ploy to buy some time for the police to assess the situation. Though the scheme is coming unstuck, Fred and Johnny aren't about to go quietly.
Director
Bill Karn
Producer
James Ellsworth
Screenwriter
Cay Forester
Production Co
Flower Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 7, 1961, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m
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