The Criminal (1960)
September 13, 1960Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently The Criminal is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.
Stanley Baker
Johnny Bannion
Sam Wanamaker
Mike Carter
Grégoire Aslan
Frank Saffron
Margit Saad
Suzanne
Jill Bennett
Maggie
Rupert Davies
Edwards
Laurence Naismith
Mr. Town
Jimmy Sangster
Writer
John Van Eyssen
Formby
Noel Willman
Prison Governor
Redmond Phillips
Prison Doctor
Derek Francis
Priest
Joseph Losey
Director
Kenneth J. Warren
Clobber
Alun Owen
Writer
Patrick Magee
Barrows
Jack Greenwood
Producer
Robert Adams
Judas
Kenneth Cope
Kelly
John Dankworth
Composer
Robert Krasker
Cinematographer
Murray Melvin
Antlers
Reginald Mills
Editor
Tom Bell
Flynn
Richard Macdonald
ProductionDesigner
Nigel Green
Ted
Neil McCarthy
O'Hara
Patrick Wymark
Sol
Jack Rodney
Scout
Brian Phelan
Pauly Larkin
John Molloy
Snipe
Paul Stassino
Alfredo Fanucci
Larry Taylor
Charles
Edward Judd
Young Warder
Tom Gerrard
Quantock
Keith Smith
Hanson
Charles Lamb
Mr Able
Dorothy Bromiley
Angela
Denis Shaw
Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
Scott MacGregor
Art Direction
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The Criminal (released in the United States as The Concrete Jungle) is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad. Baker plays Johnny Bannion, a recently-paroled gangster (patterned after Albert Dimes) who is sent back to prison after robbing a racetrack, with both the authorities and the criminal underworld looking for the money.
Alun Owen wrote the screenplay, from a story by an uncredited Jimmy Sangster. John Dankworth composed the musical score, with a title song sung by Cleo Laine. The ensemble supporting cast features Jill Bennett, Rupert Davies, Laurence Naismith, Patrick Magee and Murray Melvin in his film debut.
The film is noted for its harsh and violent portrayal of prison life, led it to be banned in several countries, including Finland and Ireland.