The Frightened City
1961 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom
A 1961 British film about extortion rackets and gang warfare in the West End of London. It stars Sean Connery, who plays a burglar called Paddy Damion. He is lured into a protection racket by oily mobster Harry Foulcher (Alfred Marks), in order to support his partner in crime (Kenneth Griffith), who is injured in a robbery. However Damion has his wits about him. Although he has a girlfriend, he seduces the beautiful Anya (Yvonne Romain), the mistress of the seedy and sinister crime boss Zhernikov (Herbert Lom). Detective Inspector Sayers (John Gregson) is the policeman dedicated to tackling organized crime.
Direction John Lemont
Cast Herbert Lom · John Gregson · Sean Connery · Alfred Marks · Yvonne Romain · Olive McFarland · Frederick Piper · John Stone · David Davies · Tom Bowman · Robert Cawdron · George Pastell · Patrick Holt · Sheena Marshe · Patrick Jordan · Arnold Diamond · Jack Stewart · Martin Wyldeck · John Baker · Kenneth Griffith · Robert Percival · Doug Robinson · Marianne Stone · John Witty · J.G. Devlin · Julie Shearing · April Wilding · Vanda Godsell · Bruce Seton · Yvonne Ball · Kenneth J. Warren · Stephen Lewis · James Fitzgerald · Neal Arden · Joan Haythorne · Stuart Saunders · John Maxim · Tony Hawes · Joe Wadham · Penelope Service · Walter Brown · Maurice Bush · Norrie Paramor · Malcolm Clare · Yvonne Buckingham · Eve Eden
Soundtrack Norrie Paramor
Screenplay John Lemont · Leigh Vance
Cinematography Desmond Dickinson
Original title The Frightened City
6.1
33 votes (FilmAffinity)
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