Cat. No. DVDM 1973: CLASSIC MATINEE MOVIES - CRIME THRILLER ~ VARIOUS ACTORS. ITV / BEYOND BHE7163.
FORMAT: PAL REGION: 4.
B&W / COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 285 MINS (3 FEATURES)
REVIEW: MY BROTHER’S KEEPER (1948) ~ JACK WARNER / JANE HYLTON / GEORGE COLE.
George and Willie are two prisoners who escape from prison. George is a hardened criminal, whilst Willie is a simple-minded youth awaiting trial. The two are handcuffed together but still manage to board a train. Hiding in a wood, however, they are disturbed by a man out shooting. To Willie’s horror, George kills him. The two separate, but the authorities are now anxious to arrest them for murder.
SAPPHIRE (1959) ~ NIGEL PATRICK / YVONNE MITCHELL / MICHAEL CRAIG.
The police discover the body of a young girl who has been stabbed violently through the heart. As they trace her identity, her brother identifies her as music student, Sapphire Robbins. As the murder hunt is launched, the police find a range of suspects, each with their own motives for killing her. When it is discovered that she was three months pregnant, it becomes clear that she was living a double life.
THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) ~ MICHAEL CAINE / NIGEL GREEN / GUY DOLEMAN.
Based on Len Deighton’s best-selling novel, the realistic fast-paced story of espionage and counter-espionage centres on Harry Palmer, an intelligence agent assigned to investigate fears over British security. As Palmer’s investigation advances, he discovers the existence of the “Ipcress File”. Tension builds as he gets closer to unravelling the file, sparking a deadly trail of intrigue, double-dealing and murder.
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