This is first class British thriller , with a firm screenplay which almost looks like a Greek tragedy: whatever they do ,the brothers' fate is sealed: Johnny brings the money too late,had he come an hour earlier,nothing would have happened and Dave would have carried on with his routine life ; the final unexpected twist (brilliant) may well be the symbol of fate (perhaps inspired by the French realisme poétique school).
All happens in a drab industrial landscape ; smoke and chimneys everywhere; Calico wants to get out of this place and dreams of Paris and Italy ;sultry femme fatale Diana Dors is also a victim as she tells Johnny about her racy past :the only thing going for her is that she attracted the opposite sex; her acting is all right (but not as outstanding as her performance in "yield to the night" ) ;good performances come from George Baker ,as the gambling and protective sibling and from Patrick Allen , a Nemesis who plays with the brothers cat and mouse to avenge his father.But Terence Morgan ,at least to my eyes ,is the stand out : blinded by his passion for Calico , he's got no hold on the events : after the tragedy , racked by remorse, he sees this "old man" , the invisible witness, everywhere ; the scene when he enters his office the death after packs a wallop ; and his tormented face will haunt the viewer long after the ending.
Great suspense in the scene of the box where the brothers hid their loot.This movie will keep you glued to your chair till its last picture.
All happens in a drab industrial landscape ; smoke and chimneys everywhere; Calico wants to get out of this place and dreams of Paris and Italy ;sultry femme fatale Diana Dors is also a victim as she tells Johnny about her racy past :the only thing going for her is that she attracted the opposite sex; her acting is all right (but not as outstanding as her performance in "yield to the night" ) ;good performances come from George Baker ,as the gambling and protective sibling and from Patrick Allen , a Nemesis who plays with the brothers cat and mouse to avenge his father.But Terence Morgan ,at least to my eyes ,is the stand out : blinded by his passion for Calico , he's got no hold on the events : after the tragedy , racked by remorse, he sees this "old man" , the invisible witness, everywhere ; the scene when he enters his office the death after packs a wallop ; and his tormented face will haunt the viewer long after the ending.
Great suspense in the scene of the box where the brothers hid their loot.This movie will keep you glued to your chair till its last picture.