Man in the Vault (1956)

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Genre

drama film, film noir, heist film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 15 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 locksmith gets pressured by criminals to help them crack a safe for a robbery. He tries to find a way out of the dangerous situation.

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What happens

Man in the Vault is a 1956 film noir about a locksmith, played by William Campbell, who is forced to help gangsters commit a robbery. The screenplay by Burt Kennedy was based on the novel The Lock and the Key by Frank Gruber. The film was the directorial debut of Andrew V. McLaglen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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