The Siege of Pinchgut ( Four Desperate Men )

The Siege of Pinchgut (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Four Desperate Men
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Harry Watt

Written By:
Alexander Baron
Jon Cleary

Actors:
Aldo Ray ..... Matt Kirk
Heather Sears ..... Ann Fulton
Neil McCallum ..... Johnny Kirk
Victor Maddern ..... Bert
Carlo Giustini ..... Luke (as Carlo Justini)
Alan Tilvern ..... Superintendent Hanna
Barbara Mullen ..... Mrs Fulton
Gerry Duggan ..... Pat Fulton
Kenneth J. Warren ..... Police Commissioner (as Kenneth Warren)
Grant Taylor ..... Constable Macey
Deryck Barnes ..... Sergeant Drake (as Derek Barnes)
Richard Vernon ..... Under Secretary
Ewan MacDuff ..... Naval Captain
Martin Boddey ..... Brigadier
Max Robertson ..... Motorcycle Policeman

Synopsis:

A daring escape from prison whips open this actioner right at the beginning, and though the action continues from that moment onward it does not sustain the same break-neck pace. Matt Kirk (Aldo Ray) is in jail, wrongly accused of a crime, and along with three other inmates he escapes by hiding out in an ambulance. Circumstances then lead Matt and the others to set off in a small boat that ends up drifting toward an island called Pinchgut in Sydney's harbor. As the fugitives hole up on the island, Matt devises a way to call attention to his demand for a retrial that instead calls attention to more police... and a siege of the island begins.

Matt Kirk escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence. When Kirk and his three accomplices attempt to make good their escape from Sydney harbour by boat, a mechanical fault sets the boat adrift and they end up on Pinchgut Island. The gang take the island's watchman and his family hostage as the police begin to close in.

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 26 February, 2010.

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