The Great Van Robbery
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| The Great Van Robbery | |
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| Directed by | Max Varnel |
| Written by | Brian Clemens Eldon Howard |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson) |
| Edited by | Maurice Rootes |
| Music by | Albert Elms (uncredited) |
Production company | Danziger Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Great Van Robbery is a 1959 black-and-white British crime film starring Denis Shaw and Kay Callard, directed by Max Varnel.[1] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.
Scotland Yard teams up with Interpol to discover the origins of stolen money in a private bank account in Rio de Janeiro. Assigning their best detective Caesar Smith to the case, the money is soon traced to a robbery from a Royal Mint van. Investigations lead to a coffee storehouse where a worker is found murdered and the remaining loot discovered.
Cast
- Denis Shaw as Caesar Smith
- Kay Callard as Ella
- Tony Quinn as Mercer
- Philip Saville as Cartier
- Vera Fusek as Mara
- Tony Doonan as Wally
- Bob Simmons as Peters
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Venner
- Gordon Sterne as Robledo
- Carl Duering as Delgano
- Guido Lorraine as Leprave
- June Rodney as Julie
- Hal Osmond as Freddie
- Brian Weske as Francey
- Carl Conway as Bart
- Michael Bell as Garfield
- Jacques Cey as Workman
- Julian Orchard as Brady
- Robert Raglan as Surgeon
- Peter Allenby as Bank Manager
- Paul Stassino as Toni
- Peter Elliott as Feenan.
Production
The film's camera operator was future director Nicolas Roeg (credited as Nick Roeg).[2]