"A character in this film in fact, about to go out to the cinema, talks about the importance of seeing the full programme. Griff (played by Derren Nesbitt) leads a trio of robbers who raid a suburban bank just as it is about to shut up shop for the bank holiday weekend. In a horribly cynical touch, Griff poses as a postman to gain entrance using his dead father's old uniform."
"But a queasy, grisly fear settles on the criminals, as they crouch in their van weighing up the next move. What if no one notices the two are missing and they are left to die of suffocation in the vault? Nothing is said out loud but they realise they could swing for this, manslaughter or not. Murder was a capital offence when this movie was released and there was often not much delay between conviction and execution."
Directed by Vernon Sewell and co-scripted by veteran screenwriter Richard Harris, the 1962 British crime picture is a taut black-and-white suspense thriller that culminates in a sensationally grim final shot. Griff, played by Derren Nesbitt, leads a trio who raid a suburban bank on the eve of a holiday, posing as a postman in his dead father's uniform. They lock manager Mr Spencer (Colin Gordon) and secretary Miss Taylor (Ann Lynn) in the strongroom, then dread that the pair may die of suffocation. The criminals' growing fear and the victims' fragile, almost-romantic bond drive the escalating, disastrous consequences.
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