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A Man on the Beach (1955)

A Man on the Beach poster
Directed by
Joseph Losey
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
29 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious man arrives at a small coastal town and becomes involved with a local criminal. The film follows his interactions as secrets and loyalties are tested.

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What happens

A Man on the Beach is a 1955 British fiction colour featurette directed by Joseph Losey and starring Donald Wolfit, Michael Medwin and Michael Ripper. It was produced by Anthony Hinds for Hammer Films and written by Jimmy Sangster (his first script) adapted from a story "Chance At the Wheel" by Victor Canning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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