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Release, runtime and language
1953 · 84 mins · English
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Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Starring
Jack Hawkins, Robert Adair, Duncan Lamont, Michael Ripper, George Cole, George Baker

A top‑tier thriller from the studio behind The Man Between, Breaking the Sound Barrier and Seven Days to Noon. When retired Colonel Merton returns home to find a burglar inside, he is stunned to learn the intruder served in his former tank regiment. After the thief evades capture, Merton tracks down his old comrades, seeking the hidden motives that drove the former soldier onto a path of crime.

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