Concrete Jungle (AKA The Criminal)
Directed by Joseph Losey
Written by Alun Owen
1960/UK
Merton Park Studios
First viewing/FilmStruk
[box] I don’t think there is any business in the world which is self-styled an ‘industry’ – because it is only the producers and directors who insist on calling the film a ‘business’ or ‘industry’ – where people so cavalierly hire specialists at vast prices only to devote themselves to hampering the work of the specialist they’ve hired. — Joseph Losey[/box]
This well-made crime drama was lacking a certain something in the excitement department.
Johnny Bannion (Stanley Baker) is a career criminal with a lot of like-minded friends both inside and outside prison walls. One of his first moves when released is to organize and execute a race track robbery.
He is captured and returned to prison but the money is never found. Neither the police or his co-conspirators will rest until he gives up the location of the loot.
I generally like Joseph Losey’s movies a lot but this one just never grabbed me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_H03uoVU8w
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