The Siege of Sidney Street

Oct 11, 1960

1h 33m

★ 2.0

Overview

A police inspector (Donald Sinden) tracks down Russian anarchist Peter the Painter (Peter Wyngarde) and his gang in circa-1911 London.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Mid Century Film Productions Ltd.

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Cast

Inspector Mannering

Donald Sinden

Sara

Nicole Berger

Toska

Kieron Moore

Peter 'the Painter'

Peter Wyngarde

Supt. Blakey

Godfrey Quigley

Dmitrieff

Tutte Lemkow

Sgt. Tucker

Bart Bastable

Brodsky

George Pastell

Nina

Angela Newman

Lapidos

T. P. McKenna

Gardstein

Maurice Good

Hefeld

James Caffrey

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