Movie
“The Kind of Picture the British Have a Way With...Things Like Very Merry Murders...Very Unusual Characters...Very Sly Sex...And All Combined in an Uproar of Laughs and Suspense”
6.9/10
1956
1h 20m
en
Comedy
Crime
Overview
Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.
Director
Robert Day, Basil Dearden
Writers
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Movie Information
Release Date
December 21, 1956
Runtime
1h 20m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
37
Production
Grenadier Films
