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Director:
Writers:
Val Guest (writer)
Maurice Procter (novel)
Release Date:
13 November 1960 (USA) more
Tagline:
From Dives to Dames...From Nightsticks to Nightmares...From Dusk to Dawn... more
Plot:
Committed but seen-it-all police inspector Martineau rightly guesses that after a violent jailbreak... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. more
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The Americanisation of British Crime more (10 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stanley Baker | ... | Insp. Harry Martineau |
| John Crawford | ... | Don Starling |
 | Donald Pleasence | ... | Gus Hawkins |
| Maxine Audley | ... | Julia Martineau |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Chloe Hawkins |
| Joseph Tomelty | ... | Furnisher Steele |
| George A. Cooper | ... | Doug Savage |
| Geoffrey Frederick | ... | Detective Devery |
| Vanda Godsell | ... | Lucretia ('Lucky') Luske |
| Charles Houston | ... | Clogger Roach |
| Joby Blanshard | ... | Tawny Jakes |
| Charles Morgan | ... | Laurie Lovett |
| Peter Madden | ... | Bert Darwin |
| Dickie Owen | ... | Bragg |
| Lois Daine | ... | Cecily Wainwright |
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Germany:88 min | USA:93 min | UK:98 min (original version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16 | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)
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No other film of this period gives such a clear indication of the attempt of British crime thrillers to become more exciting.
The introduction of John Crawford as the American bad guy and one time buddy of Stanley Baker is enthralling to watch and can seem slightly odd and out of place. The opening sequences are reminiscent of British TV show 'Z Cars' and were later spoofed in Naked Gun (though not as a direct result of this).
Donald Pleasance is very reliable as the Jewellry Shop owner who has much to reveal, while Baker himself plays another tough cop as he did in Blind Date (1959) and Violent Playground (1958) - the latter was also directed by Val Guest.
Look out for the climactic sequences - gripping stuff and still ever so British.