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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.

Crime 1970 108 mins Silent

Director: Pete Walker

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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.

Director

Pete Walker

Featuring

Michael Latimer , Luan Peters and Derek Aylward

Genres

Crime

Certificate

Contains infrequent strong violence and sexualised nudity

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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