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The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963 · 107 min Drama
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money.

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Year 1963
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Ken Hughes
Runtime 107 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (19 votes)

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The film constructs a relentless, real-time pressure cooker, relying on the seedy geography of Soho as both setting and prison. The jazz score and claustrophobic cinematography amplify the protagonist's spiraling desperation.

What lingers after the final frame is the acrid taste of a man trading his last shreds of dignity for time. A gritty, unsentimental study of a cornered rat. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ken Hughes

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Watch late at night with the lights down low, a glass of whisky within reach.

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