Storyline

Harry Fabian is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One day, when he encounters the most famous Greco-Roman wrestler in the world, Gregorius, at a London wrestling arena run by his son Kristo, he dreams up a scheme that he thinks will finally be his ticket to financial independence. As Fabian attempts to con everyone around him to get his scheme to work, he of course only ends up conning himself. This is an interesting tale of blind ambition, self-deception, broken dreams, and how a man who always thinks he's ahead of the game ends up tripping himself very badly.

Plot Keywords

british noir, london england, manhunt, hustler, nightclub, wrestling, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, street life, double cross, cleaning lady, former athlete, con artist, betrayal, based on novel, nightclub singer, sculptor, cigar smoking, orchestral music score, police

Short Review

Jules Dassin, in his direction, manages extraordinarily interesting backgrounds, realistically filmed to create a feeling both of suspense and mounting menace.

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