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36 Hours (1953)

36 Hours poster
Directed by
Montgomery Tully
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man has 36 hours to solve a mystery or face dire consequences. He works against the clock in a gloomy British setting.

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What happens

36 Hours, released in the United States as Terror Street, is a 1954 British film noir directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Dan Duryea. It was written by Steve Fisher based on his earlier novel 36 Hours and made by Hammer Film Productions. Jimmy Sangster was Assistant Director and J. Elder Wills was Art Director. Production began May 4, 1953 and finished in early June, and released in UK on Oct. 25, 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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