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Bookmark this pageA Prize of Arms (1961)
Director: Cliff Owen
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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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