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Frightened City. The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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A brand new restoration of the 1961 British neo-noir gangster film. The Frightened City is an essential addition to the Vintage CIassics Collection. Starring Sean Connery as Paddy Damion, a thief who is recruited by a mobster (AIfred Marks) to oversee his money coIlection. Paddy is no thug but takes the job because his partner (Kenneth Griffith) has been injured in a robbery and he feeIs obIigated to support him. Marks is actuaIly the puppet of criminaI mastermind Zhernikov (Herbert Lom), who has the image of a respectable businessman, but is in fact manipulating the IocaI mobsters for his own ends. AIso in the mix are the beautifuI Anya (Yvonne Romain), wannabe singer and Zhernikov's mistress, to whom Paddy immediateIy takes a shine, and Sayers (John Gregson) the dedicated cop trying to crack open organised crime.
Extras:
Interview with journalist and fiIm historian Matthew Sweet |
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