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The Vicious Circle (1957)

The Vicious Circle poster
Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A famous London doctor is framed for murder. To clear his name, he reluctantly teams up with the police to catch a group of international criminals.

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What happens

The Vicious Circle (also known as The Circle) is a 1957 British thriller film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring John Mills, Noelle Middleton, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Lionel Jeffries. It was written by Francis Durbridge based on his TV serial My Friend Charles (1956). The screenplay concerns a leading Harley Street specialist who is forced to work with the police to nail a gang of international criminals, after being falsely accused of murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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