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Payroll

1961 · 105 min Crime Drama
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1961
Country United Kingdom
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Sidney Hayers
Runtime 105 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (31 votes)

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Director Sidney Hayers constructs a gripping narrative through precise editing and economical dialogue, relying on the stark contrast between meticulous planning and chaotic fallout. He explores the moral corrosion of revenge, working with a cast that embodies gritty desperation.

What lingers after the final frame is the bleak, unromantic truth of crime—a world where trust is the first casualty and violence begets more violence. A tightly wound thriller that delivers a potent punch. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Sidney Hayers

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