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Director: Joseph Losey
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Terrific performance from Baker as the criminal, an existential loner whose violence is essentially self-destructive as, literally trapped within the bars of a prison, he finds himself metaphorically caught between two complementary systems: one represented by the sadistic chief warder (Magee), who feeds his sense of power by fomenting a dog-eat-dog code in the cells, the other by the underworld kingpin (Wanamaker) waiting outside to kill Baker and hijack his stashed loot. Losey's American eye and expertise make it jaggedly explosive and visually brilliant, a million miles beyond other British crime movies.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Joseph Losey
Producer: Jack Greenwood
Cast: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Margit Saad, Patrick Magee, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 97 mins
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