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Behind the Headlines (1956)

Behind the Headlines poster
Directed by
Charles Saunders
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
U
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A male and a female journalist team up to track down a killer. They follow leads and face danger in their pursuit of the murderer.

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What happens

Behind the Headlines is a 1956 'B' British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri, Hazel Court and Alfie Bass. It was written by Allan MacKinnon based on the 1955 novel Behind the Headlines by Robert Chapman. A male and female journalist join forces to hunt down a murderer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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