Breakout (1959 film)
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| Directed by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Written by | Peter Barnes |
| Based on | the book Breakout by Frederick Oughton[1] |
| Produced by | Leslie Parkyn Julian Wintle |
| Starring | Lee Patterson Hazel Court Terence Alexander Dermot Kelly |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Breakout is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Lee Patterson, Hazel Court and Terence Alexander.[2] It was written by Peter Barnes based on the 1959 novel Breakout by Frederick Oughton.[3]
Arkwright is a fraudster serving a seven-year prison sentence. He gets word to his contact Chandler that he wants out. Chandler and his partner Farrow contract George Munro to organise the job of springing Arkwright. Munro hatches a plan involving a rigged delivery van.
Cast
- Lee Patterson as George Munro
- Hazel Court as Rita Arkwright
- Terence Alexander as Steve Farrow
- William Lucas as Chandler
- John Paul as Arkwright
- Billie Whitelaw as Rose Munro
- Dermot Kelly as O'Quinn
- Estelle Brody as Maureen O'Quinn
- Rupert Davies as Morgan
- Lloyd Lamble as Inspector
- Neil McCarthy as getaway driver (uncredited)
- George Woodbridge as landlord (uncredited)
Production
The film was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. Location shooting took place in the West End area of Aldershot in Hampshire. The gates of the East Cavalry Barracks on Barrack Road stood in for the prison gates used in the breakout. Other scenes were filmed in Uxbridge.