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The Switch (1963 film)

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Genre
  
Crime

Running time
  
1h 9m

Cinematography
  
Language
  
English

Director
  
Duration
  

Music director
  
Country
  
United Kingdom

Release date
  
1963

Writer
  
Colin Fraser (screenplay), Philip Ridgeway (screenplay), Philip Ridgeway (story)

Cast
  
(Bill Craddock), (Caroline Markham), (John Curry), (Inspector Tomlinson), (Search Officer)

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The Switch is a 1963 British crime drama film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Anthony Steel, Zena Marshall and Conrad Phillips. A criminal gang smuggles watches into the country by hiding them in a petrol tank of a woman's car.

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Plot

Caroline Markham (Zena Marshall) is abducted by a criminal gang because she knows too much. The gang specialise in smuggling wrist watches into the country. Customs official Bill Craddock (Anthony Steel) attempts to rescue Caroline.

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "Audiences are likely to check their watches frequently during this lifeless crime thriller."

References

The Switch (1963 film) Wikipedia
The Switch (1963 film) IMDb The Switch (1963 film) themoviedb.org