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John Cummings’s job as a salesman is not going well. In a last ditch effort to impress his firm he buys an expensive car, that he cannot afford, only to have the uninsured car stolen by a large car theft racket. Cummings loses his job and near breaking point, he vows to retrieve his car no matter what the cost. He begins to delve into a sinister criminal underworld with potentially lethal consequences. A gritty, violent, British film noir that features Peter Sellers in a rare dramatic role, as a ruthless and sadistic crime boss.
Original Release
11/16/1960
US Release
05/16/1962
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Todd | John Cummings |
Peter Sellers | Lionel Meadows |
Elizabeth Sellars | Anne Cummings |
Adam Faith | Tommy Towers |
Carol White | Jackie |
Mervyn Johns | Alfie Barnes |
Noel Willman | Inspector Thomas |
David Lodge | Cliff |
Peter Jones | Alec Berger |
John Bailey | Mackinnon |
Directors
Writers
John Guillermin, Peter De Sarigny, Alun Falconer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Todd | John Cummings |
Peter Sellers | Lionel Meadows |
Elizabeth Sellars | Anne Cummings |
Adam Faith | Tommy Towers |
Carol White | Jackie |
Mervyn Johns | Alfie Barnes |
Noel Willman | Inspector Thomas |
David Lodge | Cliff |
Peter Jones | Alec Berger |
John Bailey | Mackinnon |
Nigel Stock | Regan |
John Le Mesurier | Pennington |
John Dunbar | Station Sergeant |
Charles Houston | Cyril Spink |
Cyril Shaps | Cypriot |
Mignon O'Doherty | Manageress |
Maureen Connell | Stores Girl |
Marianne Stone | Madge |
David Gregory | Freddie |
León García | Nick |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Peter De Sarigny | Producer |