Payroll

Payroll

1961 · 105 min · EN · NR · 6.8 (25 votes)
Dir. Sidney Hayers · Starring Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw, William Lucas, Kenneth Griffith, Tom Bell · Music Reg Owen

Brilliant... Brutal... Torn from tonight's headlines!

CrimeDrama

A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.

VIBE

A grimly realistic crime drama set against the backdrop of industrial northern England. Expect a slow-burn descent into violence and desperation, fueled by greed and betrayal. The atmosphere is thick with impending doom and the harsh realities of working-class life.

grittytensebleaksuspensefulsteadyclassic crimeneo-noirBritish crime dramarevengegreedbetrayalworking-class struggle
factoryrobberynorthern englandambushdeceitneo-noir
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