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The Criminal

The toughest picture ever made in Britain!

6.5(42)19601h 37m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • robbery
  • b movie
  • racetrack
  • british noir

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Joseph Losey

Writers

Alun Owen

Produced in

United Kingdom

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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

    7/10

    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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