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Five to One (1963)

Five to One poster
Directed by
Gordon Flemyng
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
56 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A thief tries to pull off a heist in London. The police and a criminal gang both chase him.

grittyfast-pacedsuspensefulgrimylow-budgetnoirish

What happens

Five To One is a 1963 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Gordon Flemyng and starring Lee Montague, Ingrid Hafner and John Thaw. It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations. The screenplay was by Roger Marshall, based on the 1928 Wallace story The Thief in the Night. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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