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Cash on Demand

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7.6/10 • 55

1961-12-201h 20m

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

How to rob a bank... and get away with it?

A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.

Directors
Quentin Lawrence
Editors
Eric Boyd-Perkins

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  1. Peter Cushing

    Peter Cushing

    Harry Fordyce

  2. André Morell

    André Morell

    Colonel Gore Hepburn (as Andre Morell)

  3. Richard Vernon

    Richard Vernon

    Pearson

  4. Norman Bird

    Norman Bird

    Arthur Sanderson

  5. Kevin Stoney

    Kevin Stoney

    Detective Inspector Mason

  6. Barry Lowe

    Barry Lowe

    Peter Harvill

  7. Edith Sharpe

    Edith Sharpe

    Miss Pringle

  8. Lois Daine

    Lois Daine

    Sally

  9. Alan Haywood

    Alan Haywood

    Kane

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John Chard

Nov 7, 2019

9/10

Cash on Delivery? Pah! This is Cash on Demand! Out of Hammer Film Productions, Cash on Demand is directed by Quentin Lawrence and adapted to screenplay by David Chantler & Lewis Greifer from a play by Jacques Gillies. It stars Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Richard Vernon, Norman Bird and Kevin Stoney. Music is by Wilfred Josephs and photography by Arthur Grant. Hammer's Xmas movie has a kick and half. In the opening section of Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction", robber in waiting Tim Roth tells his lover, Amanda Plummer, about how a guy robbed a bank with just a telephone. This principal is the core of Hammer's majestic "Cash on Demand", an intense, tightly constructed thriller that also provides proof positive of the acting talents of Peter Cushing, Andre Morell & Richard Vernon. With minimal budget to work from and operating out of practically one set, director Lawrence gets the maximum suspense out of script with no blood letting or overt violence. This is very much about eloquent verbal sparring, the terror is in what might happen should Cushing's (superbly shifting of the acting gears as the plot unfolds) martinet bank manager not tow the slick line being drawn by Morel's (brilliantly playing his cards close to his chest) crafty thief. A real gem and a pleasant surprise, both in technical merits and outcome of story. Highly recommended to all serious fans of Classic British Cinema. 9/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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