ROBBERY (1967, UK, 110m, PG) ***½ Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. Paramount British Pictures (UK), Embassy Pictures (USA); pr co. Oakhurst Productions; d. Peter Yates; w. Edward Boyd, Peter Yates, George Markstein (based on a treatment by Gerald Wilson); pr. Stanley Baker, Michael Deeley; ph. Douglas Slocombe (Eastmancolor | 1.66:1); m. Johnny Keating; ed. Reginald Beck;…
Tag: Stanley Baker
Film Review – HELL DRIVERS (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957; UK; B&W; 108m) **** d. Cy Endfield; w. John Kruse, Cy Endfield; ph. Geoffrey Unsworth; m. Hubert Clifford. Cast: Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan, William Hartnell, Wilfrid Lawson, Sidney James, Jill Ireland, Alfie Bass, Gordon Jackson, David McCallum, Sean Connery, Wensley Pithey, George Murcell, Marjorie Rhodes. Ex-convict takes a…
Film Review – HELL IS A CITY (1960)
Hell is a City (1960; UK; B&W; 98m) ***½ d. Val Guest; w. Val Guest; ph. Arthur Grant; m. Stanley Black. Cast: Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence, Maxine Audley, Billie Whitelaw, Joseph Tomelty, George A. Cooper, Geoffrey Frederick, Vanda Godsell, Charles Houston. A police inspector pursues a dangerous jewel thief. Fast-paced and atmospheric crime…