The Green Man

The Green Man

1956 · 1h 20m

1Nom

Directed by Robert Day, Basil Dearden

Synopsis

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

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Details

Released
21 December 1956
Runtime
1h 20m
Director
Robert Day, Basil Dearden
Writers
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Countries
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Production
Grenadier Films

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Cast

  • Alastair Sim
  • George Cole
  • Terry-Thomas
  • Jill Adams
  • Raymond Huntley
  • Colin Gordon
  • Avril Angers
  • John Chandos
  • Eileen Moore
  • Arthur Brough

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