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★ 6.8/10•1961•1h 45m•NR•Crime•Drama

Brilliant... Brutal... Torn from tonight's headlines!

A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.

George Baxt · Screenplay

Sidney Hayers · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 19, 1961

Actors

Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Johnny Mellors

Françoise Prévost

Françoise Prévost

Katie Pearson

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Jackie Parker

William Lucas

William Lucas

Dennis Pearson

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Monty

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

Blackie

Barry Keegan

Barry Keegan

Bert Langridge

Edward Cast

Detective Sergeant Bradden

Andrew Faulds

Andrew Faulds

Detective Inspector Carberry

William Dexter

William Dexter

Harry Parker

Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston

Frank Moore

Joan Rice

Joan Rice

Madge Moore

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Doll

Stanley Meadows

Stanley Meadows

Bowen

Hugh Morton

Hugh Morton

Mr. John

Keith Faulkner

Alf

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