Directed by Quentin Lawrence
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Sony)
Compact Hammer thriller shows its stage origins by taking place on one set and nearly in real time, but still an entertaining heist film with a Christmas theme. Andre Morell is the gentlemanly robber who talks his way into Peter Cushing's bank office posing as an insurance man doing a security check. He threatens Cushing's wife and children unless he does exactly as asked. Morell has things planned to the minute, and soon is in the bank vault stuffing his luggage with cash. Cushing, a cold manager not liked by his employees, finds himself relying on their help to get out of the situation. This one would be perfect on a cold Christmas Eve as part of a double feature with Dickens' Christmas Carol.
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