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An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.
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Audiences 60GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −26 min on the typical 106
typical 10680Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1957
January 1, 1957
69 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 12 more20 people
- Zachary ScottMax Brant
- Mervyn JohnsLouie Bernard
- Peggie CastleCarole Bernard
- Lee PattersonDuke
- Sydney TaflerHarry Flint
- David LodgeSam Watson
- MBMark BellamyVik
- Robert ArdenBob Fenton
- Chili BouchierGerta
Eric PohlmannFrank Wandelman
Aubrey DexterJoe Lepton
John WelshPolice Inspector Grant
Bernard FoxDetective Sergeant- MKMichael KentBank Manager
Basil DignamPolice Commissioner- CCCarl ConwayDriver
- IPIvan PullisDriver's Mate
Anthony BairdPolice Officer- POPriscilla OgierHotel Maid
Jack DoyleRacketeer
Directing · 1
- Montgomery Tully Director
Writing · 1
- James Eastwood Screenplay
Production · 2
- Richard Gordon Executive Producer
- Alec C. Snowden Producer
Camera · 2
- Phil Grindrod Director of Photography
- Bernard Lewis Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Geoffrey Muller Editor
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