The Boys

1962 2h 3m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 6

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Todd
Victor Webster
Robert Morley
Montgomery
Dudley Sutton
Stanley Herbert "Stan" Coulter
Ronald Lacey
William Henry "Billy" Herne
Jess Conrad
Brian Harold "Barney" Lee
Tony Garnett
James Alan "Ginger" Thompson
Wilfrid Brambell
Norman Albert Brewer
Felix Aylmer
Judge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney J. Furie
Writers: Stuart Douglass
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Directed by Sidney J. Furie, shot by Gerald Gibbs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Slade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Todd and Robert Morley and Dudley Sutton carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0054697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sidney J. Furie directs. Gerald Gibbs behind the camera. Jack Slade cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Sidney J. Furie, shot by Gerald Gibbs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Jack Slade shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Richard Todd and Robert Morley and Dudley Sutton carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0054697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gerald Gibbs
Editing: Jack Slade
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Boys (1962)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-11-19
★ 7/10
Richard Todd and Robert Morley star in this super courtroom drama with a good solid story and some really deft performances. A nightwatchman is murdered and four troublemaking youths are apprehended by the police and put on trial for the crime. What appears, initially, to be a bit of a fait-accompli develops into an interesting evaluation of social norms and attitudes in early 60s Britain. Todd is incisive as the prosecuting barrister and Morley much less avuncular with his conducting of their defence than is usual for his performances. Dudley Sutton (probably most famous as "Tinker" in the BBC series "Lovejoy" that brought Ian McShane to the fore) is superb, as is Ronald Lacey and Felix Aylmer keeps things on an even keel as the High Court Judge. Definitely worth watching...

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