Directed by:
Basil DeardenScreenplay:
T.E.B. ClarkeCinematography:
Gordon DinesCast:
Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, Frederick Piper, Glynis Johns, Anthony Steel, Cameron Hall, Jennifer Jayne, Bruce Seton (more)Plots(1)
The apprehension of a cop killer, with a classic performance from Bogarde and an excruciating car chase, borrowing a page from Hitchcock. Very neat all around. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Jack Warner
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Jimmy Hanley
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Dirk Bogarde
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Robert Flemyng
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Bernard Lee
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Frederick Piper
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Anthony Steel
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Cameron Hall
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Jennifer Jayne
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Bruce Seton
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Meredith Edwards
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Glyn Houston
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Clive Morton
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Muriel Aked
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Sam Kydd
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