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Man of Violence
Pete Walker’s low-budget gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the 60s and into the grim 70s.
Director: Pete Walker
Overview
In a world of gangs one man – Moon – will stop at nothing to take the spoils. Pete Walker’s low-budget gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the 60s. It offers unexpected twists and turns and rare glimpses of a world gone by. The cast includes Hammer girls Luan Peters (Lust for a Vampire) and Virginia Wetherell (Doctor Jekyll & Sister Hyde).
This title is also available on DVD / Blu-ray in the BFI’s Flipside collection.
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