Interpol (1957 film)
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Director John Gilling Music director Richard Rodney Bennett Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Thriller, Drama Production Warwick Films Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2 April 1957 Based on Interpol
1955 novel
by A.J. Forrest Writer John Paxton (screenplay), A.J. Forrest (story) Cast Victor Mature (Charles Sturgis), Anita Ekberg (Gina Broger), Trevor Howard (Frank McNally), Bonar Colleano (Amalio), Dorothy Alison (Helen), André Morell (Commissioner Breckner)Similar movies American Gangster , Go , Lean On Me , Prime Cut , Stoner , Little Fish Tagline This Is A Picture About DOPE! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interpol 1957 richard rodney bennett
Interpol known in the USA as Pickup Alley is a 1957 British Warwick Films crime film shot in CinemaScope starring Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano and Sid James. It concerns an Interpol effort to stamp out a major drug-smuggling cartel in numerous countries around the world. Victor Mature plays a US narcotics officer, with Trevor Howard as a drug baron. One reviewer described the film as a "feeble thriller", although it praised the performance of Howard. In the United States it was released as a double feature with The Brothers Rico.
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- Interpol 1957 richard rodney bennett
- Richard rodney bennett music from interpol aka pickup alley 1957
- Plot summary
- Cast
- Production
- References
Richard rodney bennett music from interpol aka pickup alley 1957
Plot summary
Charles Sturgis (Victor Mature) is an FBI agent on the trail of a drug smuggling operation, following his quarry all over the Continent. The criminal mastermind Frank McNally (Trevor Howard) is something of a lunatic, who has already strangled Mature's sister to death just for the hell of it. Gina Broger (Anita Ekberg) is Frank's luscious courier.
Cast
Production
The film was made by Warwick Productions, who had previously shot Zarak. starring Victor Mature and Anita Ekberg. Michael Wilding was originally announced for the role later played by Trevor Howard.
The story was based on the files of the International Criminal Police Commission. Shooting took place in New York, Paris, Rome, Madrid, London and Athens starting 15 August 1956.
References
Interpol (1957 film) WikipediaInterpol (1957 film) IMDb Interpol (1957 film) themoviedb.org