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Director:
Writer:
Alun Owen (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 March 1961 (West Germany) more
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The toughest picture ever made in Britain!
Plot:
An ex-con who's taken part in the robbery of a racetrack is caught and sent back to prison, but he won't... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Stanley Baker ... Johnny Bannion
Sam Wanamaker ... Mike Carter
Grégoire Aslan ... Frank Saffron
Margit Saad ... Suzanne
Jill Bennett ... Maggie
Rupert Davies ... Edwards
Laurence Naismith ... Mr. Town
John Van Eyssen ... Formby
Noel Willman ... Prison Governor
Derek Francis ... Priest
Redmond Phillips ... Prison Doctor
Kenneth J. Warren ... Clobber (as Kenneth Warren)
Patrick Magee ... Barrows
Robert Adams ... Judas
Kenneth Cope ... Kelly
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Concrete Jungle (USA)
The Concrete Jungle (USA)
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Runtime:
97 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The first film role of Patrick Wymark. more

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Gripping from start to finish, 21 March 2001
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Author: aromatic-2 (aromatic@ivillage.com) from New York, NY

Joseph Losey does a superb job of directing cinema-verite'-style from start to finish. From the moment Cleo Laine sings Thieving Boy over the opening credits, I knew I was in for a special experience. Stanley Baker spent a career delivering some of the most haunting criminal characterizations of all time, and this is one of his all-time best. Patrick Magee is memorable in a minor supporting role. An incredible gritty film.

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