No Way Out

1950 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Movie film Q2265844
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Summary

No Way Out is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,134 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz[4]
  • Screenwriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz[5]
  • Composer: Alfred Newman[6]
  • Genre: drama film[7], film noir[8]
  • Cast member: Richard Widmark[9], Linda Darnell[10], Stephen McNally[11], Sidney Poitier[12], Frank Overton[13], Stanley Ridges[14], Victor Kilian[15], Will Wright[16], Eleanor Audley[17], Ruby Dee[18], Ossie Davis[19], Jack Kruschen[20], Bert Freed[21], Harry Lauter[22]
  • Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[23]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: Milton Krasner[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: No Way Out (1950 film)[27]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[29], 86%[30]
  • Color: black-and-white[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1950[33], August 16, 1950[34]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36]
  • Film editor: Barbara McLean[37]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[38]
  • Title: No Way Out[39]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[40]
  • Duration: 106 minutes[41]
  • Costume designer: William Travilla[42]
  • Production designer: George Davis[43]

Why It Matters

No Way Out has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did No Way Out receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'eml', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pt', '
    Ampas collections film id → W082135
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 42792
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 104587
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → George Davis
    Publication date → +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1950-08-16T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+106'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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