The Safecracker

"The crook who became a commando"

1958 1h 36m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Safe cracker, Colley Dawson, is recruited to steal a list of Nazi agents from a safe in a Nazi occupied chateau in Belgium.

“The crook who became a commando”

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Cast

Ray Milland
Colley Dawson
Barry Jones
Bennet Carfield
Jeanette Sterke
Irene
Victor Maddern
Morris
Ernest Clark
Major Adbury
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Dawson
Bernard Fox
Shafter
Cyril Raymond
Inspector Frankham

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ray Milland
Writers: Ray Milland, Bruce Thomas, Paul Monash
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ray Milland and Barry Jones and Jeanette Sterke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The crook who became a commando".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0052155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ray Milland directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Ray Milland and Barry Jones and Jeanette Sterke carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "The crook who became a commando".
5IMDB entry: tt0052155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.