The Long Memory (1952)

Directed by

Robert Hamer

Genre

crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

An ex-convict seeks revenge on those who wronged him in the murky underworld of postwar London. The story follows his grim journey through betrayal and obsession.

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What happens

The Long Memory is a black-and-white 1953 British crime film directed by Robert Hamer, starring John Mills, John McCallum and Elizabeth Sellars. The screenplay was by Hamer and Frank Harvey based on the 1951 novel The Long Memory by Howard Clewes. Its bleak setting and grim atmosphere have led to its acclaim as a British example of film noir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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