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The Criminal (released in the United States as The Concrete Jungle) is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad.
We are used to unflinching portraits of prison life now, with corrupt prison officers, organised crime gangs running prison wings and routine intimidation of inmates, but at the time this was new and daring, and very much part of the move towards a more cynical view of the criminal justice system, particuarly the police (although the police ...
The Criminal is a grim prison-set film, that is shot in stark black and white, that is pitched somewhere between the neo-realism of the prison sequences (though Losey's camera floats in a slightly miraculous manner); where sadistic guards and casual violence are the norm.
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- Merton Park Studios
- Joseph Losey
Overview. When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences. Joseph Losey. Director. Alun Owen. Screenplay. Reviews. Discussions.
The Criminal (released in the United States as The Concrete Jungle) is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad.
The Criminal is a film directed by Joseph Losey with Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Margit Saad, Patrick Magee .... Year: 1960. Original title: The Criminal. Synopsis: An ex-con who's taken part in the robbery of a racetrack is caught and sent back to prison, but he won't tell his fellow gang members where he's stashed the loot.
This soft, yearnful ballad sung by Cleo Laine beautifully bookends Joseph Losey’s The Criminal (US: The Concrete Jungle), an excellent late British noir that uses Stanley Baker’s raw, blue-collar energy to invigorate the story of an unapologetic thief who attempts to get rich in between prison sentences.
