Five Minutes to Live
1962, 75 minutes, Rated M
In this classic crime noir thriller, country music legend Johnny Cash (in his film debut) stars as Johnny Cabot, a violent, guitar playing ex-con who gets another change at the big money when a notorious gangster (Fred Dorella) offers to bring him in on a bank heist. While Dorella holds up the bank, Cabot, pretending to be an insurance salesman, kidnaps the wife of the bak's vice-president, holding her for ransom.
Simmering sexual tension soon develops as a demented Cabot makes advances toward the housewife - in true pulp style, he forces her to dress in a negliee while singing the song "Five Minutes To Live" (written by Cash). Featuring an early performance from eight year-old Ron Howard (director of A Beautiful Mind), and a great turn by Cash as the neurotic, guitar and gun-toting Cabot, this rarely-seen cult pulp thriller can now be seen for the first time in Australia.
- Director:
- Bill Karn [1],
- Starring:
- Johnny Cash [5], Ron Howard [25], Vic Tayback [1], Cay Forrester [1], David Woods [1], Pamela Mason [1],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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