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Follows two infamous London gangsters, Mickey Mannock and Ray Collishaw. Both men are top of the food chain when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafi... Read allFollows two infamous London gangsters, Mickey Mannock and Ray Collishaw. Both men are top of the food chain when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine.Follows two infamous London gangsters, Mickey Mannock and Ray Collishaw. Both men are top of the food chain when their world is turned upside down as they lose a shipment of the Russian Mafia's cocaine.
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- TriviaThe main protagonists of the movie Mannock, Collishaw, Ball, Bishop and McCudden all were named after famous British WW1 Fighter Aces, Trenchard was named after Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard Bt GCB OM GCVO DSO , who is considered the father of the Royal Air Force. The German actor Ludger Pistor played the role of Werner Voss, which was also the name of WW1 German fighter ace Werner Voss.
- GoofsWhen meeting with Trenchard (38:00), Big Ben is chiming the hour, however the clock face clearly shows 5:55pm.
- Quotes
William Bishop: How lucky am I?
Micky Mannock: Not as lucky as you think.
- Alternate versions"Berlin Job" is the name given to the recut version (97:24 runtime). "St George's Day" is the uncut version (104:23 PAL or ~108:50 runtimes). Recut version loses the football-fight organsing and ferry scenes, a few Amsterdam scenes, and some conversations extending character relationships.
- ConnectionsReferences The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
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If you're a fan of the genre, ignore the negative reviews
It took me a while to finally watch this, as I foolishly judged the film by it's IDMB rating (a habit I need to squash, as they've been highly inaccurate in the last year or so).
This film is exactly what you'd expect from the 'British gangster movie' club - The usual suspects, playing their usual parts, with a mix of action, violence, and tough men in nice suits, embroiled in turf wars with foreign mobsters, caught up in the standard situations that you've seen in these kind of films before.
If you're a fan of the genre, and British crime pieces, then I doubt you'll be disappointed, as the acting is up to scratch, it looks polished, and it is leagues ahead of many other cheap efforts from unknown British directors. Frank Harper has been in enough films over the years, some high budget, and others low, that's it not surprising that he is now venturing into the production and directing aspect of the business.
The pace of the film was fine, the characters were easy to accept and follow, there was a fair bit of drama, and it definitely wasn't as 'vulgar' as some are making out, as I've seen far worse, in regards to the over use of swearing, and unnecessary violence.
This is no 'Goodfellas' or 'The Godfather' but who would be expecting that kind of level from this film anyway?
It does what it said on the tin - Solid film, and good casual viewing.
I wrote this review to put some perspective on here, as the 4.5 rating is completely off the mark, and due to the low amount of submissions, it's probably some kind of 'politics'.
Final thought - IMDb ratings are not always justified, and one should probably make up their own mind, rather than rely on them, like I've done in the past. You'll miss out on good films if you do.
7/10
This film is exactly what you'd expect from the 'British gangster movie' club - The usual suspects, playing their usual parts, with a mix of action, violence, and tough men in nice suits, embroiled in turf wars with foreign mobsters, caught up in the standard situations that you've seen in these kind of films before.
If you're a fan of the genre, and British crime pieces, then I doubt you'll be disappointed, as the acting is up to scratch, it looks polished, and it is leagues ahead of many other cheap efforts from unknown British directors. Frank Harper has been in enough films over the years, some high budget, and others low, that's it not surprising that he is now venturing into the production and directing aspect of the business.
The pace of the film was fine, the characters were easy to accept and follow, there was a fair bit of drama, and it definitely wasn't as 'vulgar' as some are making out, as I've seen far worse, in regards to the over use of swearing, and unnecessary violence.
This is no 'Goodfellas' or 'The Godfather' but who would be expecting that kind of level from this film anyway?
It does what it said on the tin - Solid film, and good casual viewing.
I wrote this review to put some perspective on here, as the 4.5 rating is completely off the mark, and due to the low amount of submissions, it's probably some kind of 'politics'.
Final thought - IMDb ratings are not always justified, and one should probably make up their own mind, rather than rely on them, like I've done in the past. You'll miss out on good films if you do.
7/10
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- demaym
- Feb 26, 2013
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- $45,075
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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