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The Criminals (1962)

The Criminals poster
Directed by
Henri Safran
Country
Australia

How it feels

A group of people are involved in criminal activities in Australia. The story plays out mostly in dialogue-driven scenes. It was originally made for British television before being released as a film in Australia.

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What happens

The Criminals is a 1962 Australian TV movie. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. It had been filmed for British TV in 1959. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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