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Great British Movies: Crime (DVD)
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Discovery Miles 4 950
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Great British Movies: Crime (DVD)
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Loot Price R495
Discovery Miles 4 950
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Collection of four British crime thrillers from the 1950s and '60s.
In 'Sapphire' (1959) the eponymous character (Yvonne Buckingham), a
fair-skinned West Indian immigrant, is discovered murdered. To the
police, led by Superintendent Hazard (Nigel Patrick) and Inspector
Learoyd (Michael Craig), the case seems clear cut - Sapphire must
have been killed by a member of the black community. However, when
Sapphire's brother (Earl Cameron) turns up at the police station
and her true ethnic roots become known, Hazard and Learoyd must
face up to the racism of two communities and, quite possibly, their
own. In 'Checkpoint' (1956) O'Donovan (Stanley Baker) is hired by
the owner of a racing team, Warren Ingram (James Robertson
Justice), to steal the car design plans of a rival team ahead of an
important race. O'Donovan duly breaks into their factory and
manages to obtain the plans - at the cost of setting off an alarm
that leads to a fatal shoot-out. As Ingram sets out to cover up his
role in events - perhaps even at the expense of O'Donovan's life -
the thief himself prepares to enter the race. In 'The Informers'
(1963) Scotland Yard's Inspector Johnnoe (Patrick) has built up his
reputation using a network of contacts, but is ordered to sever his
links with informers in the wake of new police methods. However,
when Johnnoe's best informant, Jim Ruskin (John Cowley), is
murdered, he sets out to track down the gang responsible. 'Turn the
Key Softly' (1953) follows a trio of women from different
backgrounds who are released from prison on the same day. Monica
(Yvonne Mitchell) ended up in prison after taking the fall for a
crime masterminded by her lover, David (Terence Morgan), while
Stella Jarvis (Joan Collins) was sent to jail for prostitution and
Mrs Quilliam (Kathleen Harrison) was put away for shoplifting. The
three women agree to meet for dinner to discuss their first day of
freedom - if they can survive its temptations and avoid heading
straight back to jail, of course.
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