

The Criminal
The toughest picture ever made in Britain!
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- robbery
- b movie
- racetrack
- british noir
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical6 Jun 1962
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical13 Sept 1960
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1817 Mar 1961
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The Criminal was released on 13 September 1960.
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CinemaSerf
2/27/2023
Stanley Baker is effective here as the smart-assed hoodlum "Bannion". Recently released from prison he and some associates cleverly devise a plan to relieve a race track of it's £40,000 takings. He hides the loot in a remote field but his cockiness leads the police easily to his door. Re-incarcerated, he soon finds that it's not just the police, but his erstwhile colleagues - led by the no-nonsense "Carter" (Sam Wana…
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