Behind the High Wall

{{Short description|1956 film by Abner Biberman}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Behind the High Wall

| image = Behind the High Wall film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| producer = Stanley Rubin

| director = Abner Biberman

| writer =

| screenplay = Harold Jack Bloom

| story = Richard K. Polimer
Wallace Sullivan

| based_on =

| starring = Tom Tully
Sylvia Sidney

| cinematography = Maury Gertsman

| editing = Ted J. Kent

| color_process = Black and white

| studio = Universal International Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{film date|1956|7||USA}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Behind the High Wall is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman starring Tom Tully and Sylvia Sidney.

It featured an early performance by John Gavin who had just signed with Universal.{{Cite news|title=Drama: Third Cagney Subject Developed by Writer; Stevens Slates 'Feud'|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=June 22, 1956|work=Los Angeles Times|page=23}} It was sometimes referred to as his first film{{Cite news|title=LONDON STAGE HIT BOUGHT FOR FILM: 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' Sold to Hecht--John Gavin Gets Starring Role Cast in 'Time to Love' Columbia Jobs Shifted|author=THOMAS M. PRYOR|date=July 17, 1957|work=New York Times|page=21}} although he had appeared in Raw Edge under another name. In March 1956 it was said "John Gilmore" was in the film but in the credits he is called "John Gavin".{{Cite news|title=Drama: 'Old Man and Sea' Youth Quest Slated|date=Feb 1, 1956|work=Los Angeles Times|page=17}}