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Director:
J. Lee Thompson
Writers:
Noël Calef (short story "Rodolphe et le Revolver")
John Hawkesworth (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 December 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
A Spellbinder that beats with the pounding suspense of Manhunt!
Plot:
12 year old Gillie witnesses a Polish Sailor killing his girlfriend and manages to get hold of the gun... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Cops and Robbers Fare that Goes against the Grain more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Mills ... Superintendent Graham
Horst Buchholz ... Korchinsky
Hayley Mills ... Gillie
Yvonne Mitchell ... Anya
Megs Jenkins ... Mrs. Phillips
Anthony Dawson ... Barclay
George Selway ... Det. Sgt. Harvey
Shari ... Christine
George Pastell ... 'POLOMA' Captain
Paul Stassino ... 'POLOMA' 1st. Officer
Marne Maitland ... Dr. Das
Meredith Edwards ... P.C. Williams
Marianne Stone ... Mrs. Williams
Rachel Thomas ... Mrs. Parry
Brian Hammond ... Dai Parry
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mystery at Tiger Bay (USA) (long title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Polish
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scene in which Gillie is telling the police about the murder was ad-libbed by Hayley Mills. John Mills and J. Lee Thompson told her the basic plot for the scene and told her to make it up. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Love Goddesses (1965) more
Soundtrack:
The Lord's My Shepherd more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Cops and Robbers Fare that Goes against the Grain, 11 June 2005
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Author: loza-1

There were plenty of British crime thrillers about at that time. They were pretty black and white not only in photography. Here we have one that strikes out on its own. Here the differences between good and bad are blurred. Indeed towards the end, we find ourselves hoping that the Polish sailor gets clean away.

Unusually for a crime thriller, we have some pretty good acting from the two central characters, one of them a child, played by the daughter of John Mills (who plays a detective). German actor Horst Bucholz plays the part of the Pole.

The setting is Cardiff, and some of the street types are pretty good, and very atmospheric.

At a time when Britain was turning out some pretty rotten stuff, this is a film that is very watchable, quite well written and well acted.

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