The Ringer (1952)

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

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

A mysterious figure known as the Ringer targets a criminal. The police and the criminal try to uncover his identity and motives before he strikes.

suspensefulmysterioustenseclassicmethodicalintriguingdarkplot-driven

What happens

The Ringer is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, and Denholm Elliott. The screenplay was by Lesley Storm and Val Valentine. It was Hamilton's directorial debut and the third English-language sound version of Edgar Wallace's 1929 play based on his 1925 novel The Gaunt Stranger. The previous adaptations were in 1928 (silent), 1931, 1932 (Germany-Austria), and 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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