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The Primitives (1962)

The Primitives poster
Directed by
Alfred Travers
Genre
drama, crime
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
U
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of jewel thieves pretend to be cabaret performers to pull off a heist. The film follows their scheme and its complications.

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What happens

The Primitives is a 1961 British second feature ('B') film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Jan Holden, Rio Fanning and Bill Edwards. It was written by Moris Farhi and Travers. A gang of jewel thieves disguise themselves as cabaret artistes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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