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The Desperate Man(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-12-01
50%
1 Votes
Time: 0h 57m
Overview:
Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Merton Park Studios
Movie: The Desperate Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
Conrad Phillips
Curtis
Jill Ireland
Carol Bourne
William Hartnell
Smith
Charles Gray
Lawson
Peter Swanwick
Hoad
Jean Aubrey
Waitress
Patricia Burke
Miss Prew
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