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Plot

Directed by American expatriate Joseph Losey, the British The Criminal is a gloom-wallow elevated by superb performances. Top crook Stanley Baker plans a clever bank robbery. It goes off hitchless, but the clerk responsible for "laundering" the stolen money insists upon a bigger percentage of the take, else he'll blow the whistle. Baker hides the money, whereupon he is turned over to the law by his ex-girlfriend, who is in cahoots with the clerk. Baker refuses to reveal the whereabouts of the loot, so his old gang arranges to have him broken out of jail -- and also arranges for Baker's "accidental" demise. Appearing as the greedy clerk in Concrete Jungle is Sam Wanamaker, who like Joseph Losey fled to England as a result of the Hollywood blacklist.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
97min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/27/2009
DVD Release Date:
12/03/2002
Distributor(s):
Anglo-Amalgamated Films
Director(s):
Joseph Losey
Starring:
Stanley Baker , Sam Wanamaker , Gregoire Aslan , Margit Saad , Jill Bennett
Themes:
Escape From Prison,Crime Gone Awry,Dishonor Among Thieves
Tone:
Gritty,Harsh,Tense,Gloomy
Keywords:
clerk,convict,ex-girlfriend,loot,money,prison,racetrack,robbery
Language:
English