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A Prize of Arms

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6.6/10 • 8

1962-12-111h 45m

CrimeDrama

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.

Directors
Cliff Owen
Writters
Roger Marshall
Editors
John Jympson

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  1. Stanley Baker

    Stanley Baker

    Turpin

  2. Tom Bell

    Tom Bell

    Fenner

  3. Helmut Schmid

    Helmut Schmid

    Swavek

  4. Patrick Magee

    Patrick Magee

    RSM Hicks

  5. John Phillips

    John Phillips

    Col. Fowler

  6. John Westbrook

    John Westbrook

    Capt. Stafford

  7. Kenneth MacKintosh

    Kenneth MacKintosh

    Capt. Nicholson

  8. Michael Ripper

    Michael Ripper

    Cpl. Freeman

  9. Stephen Lewis

    Stephen Lewis

    Military Policeman

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CinemaSerf

Nov 19, 2024

6/10

Stanley Baker is the aptly named "Turpin" in this heist caper. He, alongside his pals "Swavek" (Helmut Schmid) and "Fenner" (Tom Bell) come up with plan to swipe the payroll from an heavily guarded army barracks. The plan is pretty ingenious and relies largely on the sheer brassed-necked audacity of the plan. So many people in uniform; coming and going; slipshod security checks; nobody really wanting to check up too closely on any one else... Surely they've a fighting chance of success? Well it takes way too long to get going and there are simply too many distractions in the plot to sustain the interest. Baker usually has an effectively snappy method of delivering his dialogue, and that works a bit here but for the most part it's all just a bit busy without achieving very much. Plenty of pyrotechnics on show; especially at the end but it's, sadly, a film I don't know that I'd bother watching again.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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