Concrete Jungle (1960)


Concrete Jungle
Release Date13 September 1960
TaglineThe toughest picture ever made in Britain!
GenreCrime, Drama
CountryUK
Filming LocationsLondon, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White

The Criminal is a 1960 British drama film produced by Nat Cohen and directed by Joseph Losey, starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker and Jill Bennett. Baker plays an ex-con who takes part in the robbery of a racetrack and is caught and sent back to prison. The film depicts a harsh and violent portrayal of prison life that led to the film being banned in several countries, including Finland. The film was released in the United States as The Concrete Jungle.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Johnny Bannion

Mike Carter

Grégoire Aslan
Frank Saffron

Suzanne

Jill Bennett
Maggie

Edwards

John Van Eyssen
Formby

Noel Willman
Prison Governor

Derek Francis
Priest

Redmond Phillips
Prison Doctor

Kenneth J. Warren
Clobber

Barrows

Judas

Kenneth Cope
Kelly

Patrick Wymark
Sol

Jack Rodney
Scout

John Molloy
Snipe

Pauly Larkin

Alfredo Fanucci

Jerold Wells
Warder Brown

Tom Bell
Flynn

Neil McCarthy
O'Hara

Keith Smith
Hanson

Nigel Green
Ted

Tom Gerard
Quantock

Larry Taylor
Charles

Antlers

Young warder

Charles Lamb
Mr. Able

R.S.M. Brittain
Kitchen warder

Prince Monolulu
Himself

Victor Beaumont
2nd Man at Party

Frightened Prisoner

Dandy Nicholls

West Indian Prisoner

Bobby R. Naidoo
Serang

Dickie Owen
1st Man in Prison

1st Man at Party

Richard Shaw
Warder in Van

Lou Tiano
Italian-speaking Prisoner

Maitland Williams
West Indian Prisoner

Director

Joseph Losey
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Writer

Alun Owen

Jimmy Sangster
uncredited

Producer

Nat Cohen
executive producer

Jack Greenwood
producer

Stuart Levy
executive producer

Jim O'Connolly
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Robert Krasker
-

Editor

Reginald Mills
-

Geoffrey Muller
-

Casting Director

Ronnie Curtis
-

Production Designer

Richard Macdonald
-

Art Director

Scott MacGregor
-

Makeup Department

George Partleton
makeup artist

Helen Penfold
hair stylist

Jack Craig
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Bill Shore
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Buddy Booth
assistant director

Timothy Burrill
third assistant director

John Quested
third assistant director

Neil Vine-Miller
second assistant director

Art Department

John Graysmark
draughtsman

Len Townsend
assistant art director

Sound Department

Ronald Abbott
sound

Derek Holding
sound editor

Sidney Rider
sound

Arthur Vincent
sound camera operator

Camera and Electrical Department

John Harris
camera operator

Brian Blamey
assistant camera

Peter Jessop
focus puller

Eddie Orton
still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ron Beck
wardrobe

Laura Nightingale
wardrobe mistress

Other Crew

Pamela Davies
continuity

Production Company

Merton Park Studios
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Distributor

Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors

Fanfare Films

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Universal Pictures

Miscellaneous

The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra
orchestra






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Films directed by Joseph Losey
Accident (1967)
Boom! (1968)
Concrete Jungle
Don Giovanni (1979)
Eva (1962)
M (1951)
Mr. Klein (1976)
Steaming (1985)
The Big Night (1951)
The Lawless (1950)
The Prowler (1951)
The Servant (1963)