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| Director: | Richard Loncraine | 
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| Writer: | Desmond Lowden, Michael Wearing | 
| Staring: | 
| Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 12, 1987 | 
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| Director: | Richard Loncraine | 
| Writer: | Desmond Lowden, Michael Wearing | 
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller | 
| Keywords | london, england, based on novel or book, hostage, decipherment, computer, bank robbery, security system | 
| Production Companies | Handmade Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $226,944 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Bernard Hill | Hiller | 
| Derek Newark | Guv'nor | 
| Richard Hope | Salto | 
| Ken Bones | Gort | 
| Frances Tomelty | Anna | 
| Kieran O'Brien | The Boy | 
| John Kavanagh | Donkey | 
| Arthur Whybrow | The Peterman | 
| Peter Howell | The Bellman | 
| Jim Dowdall | The Wheelman | 
| Kate McEnery | Mo | 
| Anne Carroll | Pauline | 
| Richard Strange | Man with Walkman | 
| Peter Jonfield | Security Sergeant | 
| Andrew Paul | Young Security Guard | 
| Richard Walsh | Security Driver | 
| Camilla Nash | Anna's Lover | 
| Badi Uzzaman | Shopkeeper | 
| William Sleigh | Hotel Clerk | 
| Stephen Churchett | Commercial Traveller | 
| Michael Bertenshaw | Steward | 
| Alisa Bosschaert | Ticket Check In Clerk | 
| Alan Downer | Immigration Official | 
| Greg Powell | Coach Driver | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Richard Loncraine | Director | 
| Bill Hargreaves | Dressing Prop | 
| Ken Westbury | Cinematography | 
| Desmond Lowden | Novel, Screenplay | 
| Michael Wearing | Screenplay | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| George Harrison | Executive Producer | 
| Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer | 
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