The Criminal

The Criminal

The toughest picture ever made in Britain!

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Release Date

9/13/1960

Runtime

97 mins

Genres

Overview

When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A lean British noir about a career criminal caught between the law and his own gang, where silence becomes a death sentence. Prison violence and the code of the underworld collide in a stripped-down, relentless thriller.

Mood

TenseParanoidBleakAngry

Themes

CrimeBetrayalSurvival

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

High-contrastDocumentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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