A Stark Drama Filmed Against the Turbulent FIERY Background of Steel
Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.
Sgt. Lamb
The film's tagline is: "A Stark Drama Filmed Against the Turbulent FIERY Background of Steel"
The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).
The film was directed by Gordon Parry.
The screenplay was written by Denis O'Dell and George Minter.
Cinematography was handled by Douglas Slocombe.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0052315.
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Good
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Released
NR
English
United Kingdom
