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The Siege of Pinchgut (Four Desperate Men)
- Original title
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The Siege of Pinchgutaka
- AKA
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- Year
- 1959
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
 United Kingdom- Director
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- Screenwriter
Jon Cleary, Alexander Baron. Story: Inman Hunter, Lee Robinson - Music
Kenneth V. Jones - Cinematography
Gordon Dines (B&W) - Cast
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Aldo Ray, Heather Sears, Neil McCallum, Victor Maddern, Carlo Giustini, Alan Tilvern, Barbara Mullen, G. Duggan, Kenneth J. Warren, Grant Taylor, Deryck Barnes, Richard Vernon, Ewan MacDuff, Martin Boddey, Max Robertson
- Producer
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Ealing Studios
- Genre
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Thriller. Action. Drama. Romance | Crime
- Synopsis
- Sydney. Matt Kirk (Aldo Ray) is a prisoner intent on clearing his name. Together with fellow prisoners Bert (Victor Maddern) and Luke (Carlo Justini) and Matt's brother Johnny (Neil McCallum), he stages an escape on board a boat. When the boat runs aground on Pinchgut Island in the harbour, they take the keeper, Pat Fulton (Gerry Duggan), his wife (Barbara Mullen) and daughter Ann (Heather Sears). When a reprieve is refused, Matt and his colleagues threaten to use a cannon to blow up a ship in the harbour which is loaded with explosives.
- Awards
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1959: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection
1959: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Most Surprising Newcomer (Gerry Duggan)
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1949
Gilberto Martínez Solares
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