The Criminal (1960)

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Genre

drama film, film noir, heist film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A recently paroled gangster named Johnny Bannion gets sent back to prison after robbing a racetrack. Both the police and other criminals want to know where he hid the money.

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What happens

The Criminal (released in the United States as The Concrete Jungle) is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad. Baker plays Johnny Bannion, a recently paroled gangster who is sent back to prison after robbing a racetrack, with both the authorities and the criminal underworld looking for the money. Alun Owen wrote the screenplay, from a story by an uncredited Jimmy Sangster. John Dankworth composed the musical score, with a title song sung by Cleo Laine. The ensemble supporting cast features Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith, and Patrick Magee and Murray Melvin in their film debuts. The film, is noted for its harsh and violent portrayal of prison life which led it to be banned in several countries, including Finland and Ireland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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