Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Widmark

   Harry Fabian

2. 

   Francis L. Sullivan

   Philip Nosseross

3. 

   Gene Tierney

   Mary Bristol

4. 

   Googie Withers

   Helen Nosseross

5. 

   Stanislaus Zbyszko

   Gregorius

6. 

   Herbert Lom

   Kristo

7. 

   Hugh Marlowe

   Adam Dunn

8. 

   Mike Mazurki

   The Strangler

9. 

   Charles Farrell

   Mickey Beer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27

Jules Dassin has assembled a top-drawer cast for this thriller. An on-form Richard Widmark ("Fabian") is a bit of a low-life grifter in London who encounters the huge, but ageing, champion wrestler "Gregorius" (Stanislaus Zbyszko) and concocts a plan that could make them both extremely wealthy men. Of course, the best laid plans never quite work out, and soon his internecine web of lies, deceit and sheer blind optimism have him on the back foot and at the mercy of his business partner "Nosseross" (Francis L. Sullivan) amongst others. The writing provides a framework that allows the actors to s...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• london, england
• based on novel or book
• hustler
• wrestling
• film noir
• soho london