Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "heist"

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Compelled * (1960, Ronald Howard, John Gabriel, Beth Rogan, Richard Shaw, Jack Melford, Mark Singleton) – Classic Movie Review 13,788

Ronald Howard stars as an ex-con engineer blackmailed into assisting a jewel theft, in the Danzigers’ 1960 British second feature crime thriller Compelled.  Director Ramsey Herrington’s 1960 British second feature crime thriller Compelled plods along, […]

Nov, 21

Ambush in Leopard Street *** (1962, James Kenney, Michael Brennan, Bruce Seton, Norman Rodway, Pauline Delaney, Jean Harvey) – Classic Movie Review 13,767

The classic 1962 Brit noir B-film Ambush in Leopard Street is set in London but filmed in Ireland, and stars James Kenney, Michael Brennan and Bruce Seton.  Director J Henry Piperno’s low-budget 1962 British black and white crime B-film Ambush in […]

Oct, 27

The Professionals *** (1960, William Lucas, Andrew Faulds, Colette Wilde, Stratford Johns) – Classic Movie Review 13,374

The suspenseful 1960 British heist thriller The Professionals stars William Lucas, Andrew Faulds, Colette Wilde and Stratford Johns, as a criminal gang plan to break into a London city bank vault via the sewer system. […]

Jan, 27

Daylight Robbery *** (2008, Geoff Bell, Shaun Parkes, Paul Nicholls, Vas Blackwood, Johnny Harris, Leo Gregory) – Classic Movie Review 13,355

Paris Leonti’s 2008 British crime film Daylight Robbery is a very decent, old-fashioned B-movie-style heist thriller that entertains nicely. Geoff Bell stars as Alex, who masterminds an outrageous plan to steal millions of pounds in […]

Jan, 16

The Flying Scot [Mailbag Robbery] *** (1957, Lee Patterson, Kay Callard, Alan Gifford) – Classic Movie Review 12,864

Compton Bennett’s suspense-packed 1957 British black and white B-movie crime caper heist thriller film The Flying Scot [Mailbag Robbery] stars Lee Patterson, Kay Callard and Alan Gifford. Producer/ director Compton Bennett’s suspense-fuelled 1957 British black […]

Apr, 29

The Biggest Bundle of Them All *** (1968, Robert Wagner, Raquel Welch, Godfrey Cambridge, Davy Kaye, Vittorio De Sica, Edward G Robinson) – Classic Movie Review 12,429

The 1968 crime film The Biggest Bundle of them All is set in Naples, and stars Robert Wagner, Raquel Welch and Edward G Robinson. A kidnapped mobster gets a novice gang of crooks to steal […]

Feb, 23

The Split **** (1968, Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Ernest Borgnine, Julie Harris, Gene Hackman, Jack Klugman, Warren Oates, James Whitmore, Donald Sutherland) – Classic Movie Review 11,971

The 1968 American neo-noir crime thriller film The Split stars Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Ernest Borgnine, Julie Harris, Gene Hackman, Jack Klugman, Warren Oates, James Whitmore, and Donald Sutherland. It’s the follow-up to Point Blank.  […]

Mar, 01

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