Man from Tangier
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Produced by | W.G. Chalmers |
| Written by | Paddy Manning O'Brine |
| Starring |
Robert Hutton Lisa Gastoni Martin Benson Derek Sydney |
| Music by | Wilfred Burns |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Peter Mayhew |
Production company |
Butcher's Film Service |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 67 mins[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Man from Tangier (released in the United States as Thunder over Tangier[3]) is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Robert Hutton, Lisa Gastoni and Martin Benson.
Plot summary
A criminal flees from Tangier to London with forged money plates, leading to the gang he works for sending a dangerous woman to pursue him.
Main cast
- Robert Hutton as Chuck Collins
- Lisa Gastoni as Michele
- Martin Benson as Voss
- Derek Sydney as Darracq
- Leonard Sachs as Heinrich
- Emerton Court as Armstrong
- Richard Shaw as Johnny
- Robert Raglan as Inspector Meredith
- Harold Berens as Sammy
- Jack Allen as Rex
- Michael Balfour as Spade Murphy
- Frank Forsyth as Sergeant Irons
- Reginald Hearne as Walters
- Fred Lake as Hotel Porter
- Alex Gallier as Max
- Marianne Stone as Woman in Hotel
- Ronnie Clark as Coster
Release
Man in Tangier was cut by the British Board of Film Classification to 67 minutes running time, in order to achieve a "U" classification.[2] The film premiered at Odeon Marble Arch in London on 27 January 1957, where it ran as a double bill together with Monkey on My Back.[1]
In April 2011 the film was released on DVD as a double bill together with director Lance Comfort's 1961 film The Breaking Point.[4]
References
- 1 2 The Times, Thursday 27 January 1957, page 2: First ever appearance of Man from Tangier in the classified ads for "picture theatres", showing at Odeon Marble Arch together with Monkey on My Back - Found in The Times Digital Archive 2014-04-30
- 1 2 BBFC: Man from Tangier (1957) Linked 2014-04-30
- ↑ IMDb: Man from Tangier - release info Linked 2014-04-30
- ↑ Amazon UK: Breaking Point/Man from Tangier Linked 2014-04-30
External links
- Man from Tangier in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
- Man from Tangier at the Internet Movie Database
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