I would love to get hold of a copy of this film on video. For the reason that a substantial part was filmed on location in Gravesend and the surrounding marshes, something I have not seen mentioned elsewhere. Much of the locations between the promenade and near the old pier are gone, victim of the relentless march of progress and re-development. However, like an insect caught in amber, this is a moment in history that should be preserved and cherished. I was astonished when I first saw the film, in my youth - on BBC I think. I recognized the town and its backstreets and the surroundings of my youth, with clarity. This belongs to the patrimony of old Gravesend and deserves conservation and reissue. To add more clarity: TVGuide wrote "Taut, grim crime film starring Hartnell as an ex-convict who, upon his release from a 15-year prison sentence for a murder that never happened, sets out to find his "victim" and clear his name. Obsessed with righting the wrong that was done to him, Hartnell lets nothing stand in his way. The crazed Hartnell eventually tracks down the man and kills him in front of a shocked courtroom. Having already been tried and having served his sentence for the murder, Hartnell dares the courts to do it again. Powerful." Although if memory serves me correctly, it wasn't in front of a courtroom that he killed his 'victim' but at a dinner party at the judges residence.
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