The Siege of Pinchgut (Four Desperate Men)
1959·United Kingdom·100 min.
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Sydney. Matt Kirk (Aldo Ray) is a prisoner intent on clearing his name. Together with fellow prisoners Bert (Victor Maddern) and Luke (Carlo Justini) and Matt's brother Johnny (Neil McCallum), he stages an escape on board a boat. When the boat runs aground on Pinchgut Island in the harbour, they take the keeper, Pat Fulton (Gerry Duggan), his wife (Barbara Mullen) and daughter Ann (Heather Sears). When a reprieve is refused, Matt and his colleagues threaten to use a cannon to blow up a ship in the harbour which is loaded with explosives.
DirectorHarry Watt
MusicKenneth V. Jones
CinematographyGordon Dines
CastAldo Ray·Heather Sears·Neil McCallum·Victor Maddern·Carlo Giustini·Alan Tilvern·Barbara Mullen·G. Duggan·Kenneth J. Warren·Grant Taylor·Deryck Barnes·Richard Vernon·Ewan MacDuff·Martin Boddey·Max RobertsonShow all
Original titleThe Siege of Pinchgut
Also known asFour Desperate Men