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A Prize of Arms (1961)
Director: Cliff Owen
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Cashiered army officer Baker, dismissed from the service for black marketeering, teams with Tom Bell and Polish explosives expert Schmid to steal a military payroll bound for North Africa in this watchable selection of heist-goes-wrong plot manoeuvres. Atmospheric and authentic army camp-life photography by Gilbert Taylor; based on a story co-credited to Nicolas Roeg.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Cliff Owen
Producer: George Maynard
Cast: Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, Helmut Schmid, John Westbrook, John Phillips, Fulton Mackay, Patrick Magee, Geoffrey Palmer full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 105 mins
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