Five Minutes to Live
How could she extend the moments he had given her?
1961 | 73m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Bill Karn |
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| Writer: | Palmer Thompson, Robert L. Joseph, Cay Forester |
| Staring: |
| A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband works. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 1961 |
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| Director: | Bill Karn |
| Writer: | Palmer Thompson, Robert L. Joseph, Cay Forester |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | husband wife relationship, small town, hostage, banker, hostage-taking, killer, held at gunpoint, extramarital affair, held hostage, ransom demand, bank robbery attempt |
| Production Companies | American International Pictures, Somera Productions, Flower Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 26, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Johnny Cash | Johnny Cabot |
| Donald Woods | Kenneth Wilson |
| Cay Forester | Nancy Wilson |
| Pamela Mason | Ellen Harcourt |
| Vic Tayback | Fred Dorella |
| Midge Ware | Doris Johnson |
| Ron Howard | Bobby Wilson |
| Merle Travis | Max |
| Norma Varden | Priscilla Auerbach |
| Leslie Kimmell | Mr. Johnson |
| Frances Flower | Irma |
| Patricia Lynn | Gert |
| Marge Waller | Secretary |
| Hanna Landy | Carol |
| Cynthia Flower | Girl Bowling |
| Max Manning | Pete |
| Howard Wright | Pop |
| Charles Buck | Bank Teller |
| Byrd Holland | Policeman |
| Rue McClanahan | Pamela |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bill Karn | Director |
| Palmer Thompson | Original Story |
| Robert L. Joseph | Adaptation |
| Gene Kauer | Original Music Composer |
| Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
| Donald Nosseck | Editor |
| Edward Shiells | Art Direction |
| Harry Reif | Set Decoration |
| Armand Delmar | Makeup Artist |
| Scotty Rackin | Hairstylist |
| Nathan Barragar | Second Unit |
| Dale Knight | Sound Engineer |
| William Rivol | Sound Editor |
| Cay Forester | Screenplay |
| Mack V. Wright | Second Unit |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James Ellsworth | Producer |
| William Mace | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 543 | 712 |