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The Man in the Back Seat is a 1961 British second feature crime film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt and Keith Faulkner. The film is based on an Edgar Wallace story.
La pellicola The Man in the Back Seat è uno 57 minuto crime drama da 1961, diretto da Vernon Sewell. Il cast principale è composto da Keith Faulkner, Derren Nesbitt e Carol White.
Just like in Robert Wise’s The Body Snatcher (1945), the final sequence features the sudden ghost-like appearance of the criminal’s victim in the back seat, a manifestation of guilt that adds a flair of horror.
The Man in the Back Seat: Directed by Vernon Sewell. With Derren Nesbitt, Keith Faulkner, Carol White, Harry Locke. Two young thugs rob a bookie leaving a dog-racing track with his winnings, but when they grab his case full of money they discover that he has chained it to his wrist.
- (193)
- Crime, Drama
- Vernon Sewell
- 1961-06
Overview. The haunting story of two incompetent crooks and an unwanted passenger which obviously has its roots in the Banquo’s ghost segment of Macbeth.
Tight, atmospheric with more than its fair share of fatalism, The Man in the Back Seat is right up there with the more enjoyable examples of British noir. It's a heist gone wrong packed in to a runtime of 55 minutes with a pretty fabulous ending once you get past the absurdity, that the rushed runtime forces on the story, of the final section.
Year: 1961. Original title: The Man in the Back Seat. Synopsis: Two young thugs rob a bookie leaving a dog-racing track with his winnings, but when they grab his case full of money they discover that he has chained it to his wrist.
