Across the Bridge

Based on a story by Graham Greene about a crook who evades the police from New York to Mexico only to meet an ironic end. Stars Rod Steiger and Maria Landi.

Carl Schaffner (Steiger) is a crooked English (previously German) businessman who flees to Mexico after stealing company funds. He drugs and switches identities with fellow train passenger Paul Scarff, who looks like him and has a Mexican passport. Carl later discovers that Scarff is wanted in Mexico as a political assassin. Carl then tracks down Scarff to get back his original passport.

Credits

Cast
Rod Steiger, Bernard Lee, Marla Landi

Copyright

Complete catalog record

Related films

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q179453 ↗ — country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright