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The Weapon is a 1956 black and white British thriller film directed by Val Guest and starring Steve Cochran, Lizabeth Scott, Herbert Marshall, and Nicole Maurey. It was made by Republic Pictures. A young boy accidentally shoots another boy and flees. The film's themes were originally explored in the 1951 British film The Yellow Balloon.
The Weapon: Directed by Val Guest, Hal E. Chester. With Steve Cochran, Lizabeth Scott, George Cole, Herbert Marshall. A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Val Guest, Hal E. Chester
- 1957-05-17
The Weapon (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The 1957 film noir, The Weapon, hits the ground running as a boy accidentally shoots one of his friends with a gun that he found in the ruins of a bombed building in postwar London, and then flees into the city to hide from police.
- Val Guest
- Periclean Productions
Jan 5, 2017 · Title: The Weapon. Summary: A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case. Directed by: Val Guest, Hal E. Chester.
- 78 min
Hal E. Chester. Story. A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
Noir fans should watch Val Guest’s The Weapon for the gorgeous noir visuals and action sequences among London’s sprawling war ruins, wet and lamplit streets, and abandoned buildings, almost entirely at night.
