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The Criminal(Movie, 1960)

1h 37min | Genres: Crime, Drama
The CriminalRating: 3.2/5 (with 1717 votes)
The Criminal (released in the United States as The Concrete Jungle) is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad. Baker plays Johnny Bannion, a recently-paroled gangster (patterned after Albert Dimes) who is sent back to prison after robbing a racetrack, with both the authorities and the criminal underworld looking for the money. Alun Owen wrote the screenplay, from a story by an uncredited Jimmy Sangster. John Dankworth composed the musical score, with a title song sung by Cleo Laine. The ensemble supporting cast features Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith, Patrick Magee ()
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About The Criminal

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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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 09/13/1960
Director: Joseph Losey
Producer: Nat Cohen
Screenwriter: Alun Owen
Film Editor: Reginald Mills
Director of Photography: Robert Krasker
Composer: John Dankworth
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The Concrete Jungle"

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