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Playback (1962)

Playback poster
Directed by
Quentin Lawrence
Genre
crime
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 02m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes entangled in a scheme involving blackmail and murder. A police investigation follows the clues to a surprising conclusion.

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What happens

Playback is a 1962 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Margit Saad, Barry Foster and Nigel Green. It was written by Robert Banks Stewart based on a short story by Edgar Wallace, and was part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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