''Man of Violence'' is a 1970 British

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co-written, produced and directed by Pete Walker and starring

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, "Hammer glamour" actresses

Virginia Wetherell Virginia Wetherell (born 9 May 1943 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English actress known for her roles in Hammer horror films such as '' Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde'' (1971) and '' Demons of the Mind'' (1972). Her other film appearances include '' ...

and

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, and Derek Aylward. It is also known as ''Moon''.

Plot

In the film, a young man is forced to work for a major criminal in his effort to find a hidden stash of stolen gold.

Cast

– Moon *

– Angel *

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– Nixon *

Maurice Kaufmann Maurice Harington Kaufmann (29 June 1927 – 21 September 1997) was a British actor of stage, film and television, who specialised in whodunits and horror films, from 1954 to 1981, when he retired. Personal life He was married to Honor Blackm ...

– Charles Grayson *

Derek Francis Derek Francis (7 November 1923 – 27 March 1984) was an English comedy and character actor. Biography Francis was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in '' The Tomb of Lig ...

– Sam Bryant * Kenneth Hendel – Hunt * George Belbin – Burgess *

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– Alex Powell * Erika Raffael – Goose *

– Gale * Steve Emerson – Steve *

Peter Thornton Peter Kai Thornton CBE (April 8, 1925 – February 8, 2007) was a museum curator and writer. The son of eminent scientist Sir (Henry) Gerard Thornton and Gerda, daughter of Kai Norregaard, of Copenhagen (and related to the actress, director and ...

– Mike * Michael Balfour – Cafe owner *

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– Girling * Jessica Spencer – Joyce * Mark Allington * Sheila Babbage *

Patrick Jordan Albert Patrick Jordan (10 October 1923 – 10 January 2020) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography He was born and raised in Harrow, Middlesex, the son of Margaret, a cook, and Albert Jordan, a regimental sergeant major. An ...

Andreas Malandrinos Andreas Malandrinos ( el, Ανδρέας Μαλανδρίνος; 14 November 1888, in Greece – 11 July 1970, in Surrey) was a Greek-born actor who started appearing in British films from 1930, until his death 40 years later in Surrey, England ...

* John Lawrence * Stephen Zamit * and ''The Wishful Thinking''

Production

Filming locations

The film was shot on location in

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and

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Music

The music was composed and conducted by

Cyril Ornadel Cyril Ornadel (2 December 192422 June 2011) was a British conductor, songwriter and composer, chiefly in musical theatre. He worked regularly with David Croft, the television writer, director and producer, as well as Norman Newell and Hal Sh ...

who went on to compose four more films for Walker.

Release

Critical response

"Pete Walker's affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the Sixties and into a somewhat less optimistic decade. ''Man of Violence'' offers not only rare glimpses of a world gone by but also some twists on generic convention."

Home media

The

BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

have released Man of Violence on DVD and Blu-ray through its Flipside strand, together with the film ''The Big Switch''.

References

External links

* * 1970 films 1970 crime drama films 1970s crime thriller films British crime drama films British crime thriller films Films directed by Pete Walker 1970s English-language films 1970s British films English-language crime drama films {{crime-thriller-film-stub