Summaries

A dying officer tells of a hidden treasure that was hidden in his grandmother's chateau. Years later, members of his Resistance group, led by a ruthless killer obsessed with the treasure, takes the gang back to France to recover it.

In wartime France, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies, he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. Several years later, the members of that group are still together as a street band living in a London cellar. The last of the gang, who was chosen for his skills as a ruthless killer, escapes from prison in a rampage of killing and, obsessed with the treasure, takes the gang to France to recover it.—nickjg

Details

Keywords
  • british noir
  • clergyman
  • smog
  • teddy boy
  • london fog
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Mar 17, 1957
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies The Rank Organisation

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

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