The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph LoseyDirector
- Alun OwenScreenplay
- John DankworthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stanley BakerJohnny Bannion
- Sam WanamakerMike Carter
- Grégoire AslanFrank Saffron
- Margit SaadSuzanne
- Jill BennettMaggie
- Rupert DaviesEdwards
- Laurence NaismithMr. Town
- John Van EyssenFormby
- Noel WillmanPrison Governor
- Derek FrancisPriest
- Redmond PhillipsPrison Doctor
- Kenneth J. WarrenClobber