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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 fiIm. The Frightened City is an essential addition to the Vintage Classics CoIlection. Starring Sean Connery as Paddy Damion, a thief who is recruited by a mobster (Alfred 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 actually the puppet of criminaI mastermind Zhernikov (Herbert Lom), who has the image of a respectable businessman, but is in fact manipulating the Iocal mobsters for his own ends. AIso in the mix are the beautiful 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:
lnterview with journaIist and fiIm historian Matthew Sweet |
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