Trailer
Summary
When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 43GoodWatch 50
IMDb6.1
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106105Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 129 countries
+119Released
1981
June 25, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more30 people
- Albert FinneyMike Daniels
- Martin SheenStephen Booker
- Susannah YorkDinah Booker
- Jonathan PryceTaylor
- Colin BlakelyGardner
- Robert MorleyGodfrey
- Alfred LynchHarry
- Tony DoyleNolan
Christopher GuardCliff
Gwyneth PowellDoreen- JHJerry HarteMaxwell
James GroutFairbrother
Terrence HardimanDavid
Bridget BriceEmily- IHIan HowarthMatthew
- HCHarriet CollinsDorah
- JGJennifer GranvilleFrances
- CGClive GrahamInspector
- JLJames LintonSecurity Man
Constantine Gregory2nd Interviewer
Timothy Bateson3rd Interviewer- DRDonna ReadingReceptionist
- FCFanny CarbyCleaning Lady
Jonathan HalesDriver
Directing · 2
- John Quested Director
- Jimmy Komisarjevsky First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Jonathan Hales Writer
- Robert Pollock Novel
Production · 4
- Julian Holloway Producer
- David Korda Producer
- Terence Churcher Production Manager
- Allan James Location Manager
Camera · 4
- Michael Reed Director of Photography
- Ken Wainman Still Photographer
- Dickie Lee Key Grip
- Herbert Smith Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Ralph Sheldon Editor
- William Diver Assistant Editor
Sound · 3
- Lalo Schifrin Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Martin Trevis Boom Operator
- Dino Di Campo Sound Editor
Art · 3
- Maurice Cain Production Design, Art Direction
- Syd Cain Production Design
- Graham Bumner Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Bridget Sellers Costume Design
- Betty Glasow Hairstylist
- Freddie Williamson Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Fred Anderson Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Ian Wingrove Special Effects
- David Coley Carpenter
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