After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
Ben Gazzara
as John Resko
Stuart Whitman
as Principal Keeper
Ray Walston
as Iggy
Vincent Price
as Carl Carmer
Rod Steiger
as Tiptoes
Broderick Crawford
as Warden
Dodie Stevens
as Resko's Sister
Jack Kruschen
as Resko's Father
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Wino
Naomi Stevens
as Resko's Mother
Adam Williams
as Guard
Jack Albertson
as Teach
