Top billed cast

1. 

   Stanley Baker

   Detective Sergeant Jack Truman

2. 

   Anne Heywood

   Cathie Murphy

3. 

   David McCallum

   Johnnie Murphy

4. 

   Peter Cushing

   Father Laidlaw

5. 

   John Slater

   Sgt. Walker

6. 

   Clifford Evans

   Headmaster Evans

7. 

   Moultrie Kelsall

   Superintendent

8. 

   George A. Cooper

   Chief Inspector

9. 

   Brona Boland

   Mary Murphy

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-01

David McCallum features strongly in this rather gritty story of "Johnnie", a bit of a pyromaniac, who falls foul of local policeman "Truman" (Stanley Baker) who is charged with dealing with the town's more violently recalcitrant youth. The latter character is not just about law enforcement, though, he is about rehabilitation and the gist of the story is to demonstrate that, whilst never easy or straightforward, there is always a certain degree of hope. "Truman" alights on the young "Johnnie" after he encounters his young niece and nephew running petty - and quite clever - scams on their neighb...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• northern england
• detective
• film noir
• social commentary
• school
• juvenile delinquent
• british noir