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To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.
“Ruthless Men And Ambitious Women... Clawing For Control Of A Billion Dollar Empire!!!”
Top Cast
Van Heflin
Fred Staples
Everett Sloane
Walter Ramsey
Ed Begley
Bill Briggs
Beatrice Straight
Nancy Staples
Elizabeth Wilson
Marge Fleming
Joanna Roos
Margaret Lanier
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1956-03-27
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama
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John Chard
9/10
•1/22/2020I reserve the right to break your jaw.
Patterns centres around the fierce and dog eat dog world of an executive conglomerate company. Written by Rod Serling (he of The Twilight Zone fame) and based on his own play, it's a stunning picture that re...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•5/7/2024When "Staples" (Van Heflin) arrives at the "Ramsey" building to take up his new executive job, he meets his boss "Briggs" (Ed Begley) then the guy with his name on the door (Everett Sloane), and is welcomed with open arms. Pretty quickly, though, he ...