The Break

Jul 7, 1963

1h 12m

★ 6.5

The "perfect crime"... of a mystery fugitive!

Overview

A group of inmates escape from Dartmoor prison. They hide out in the English country side but are doggedly chased by police.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Mancunian Films

Planet Film Productions

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Cast

Greg Parker

Tony Britton

Jocko Thomas

William Lucas

Judd Tredegar

Eddie Byrne

Pearson

Robert Urquhart

Sarah

Sonia Dresdel

Moses

Edwin Richfield

Jean Tredegar

Gene Anderson

Sue Thomas

Christina Gregg

Harry

John Junkin

Jim

Marshall Jones

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

6.0

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7.0

The Baader Meinhof Complex

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6.6

Nothing to Lose

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A man convicted of killing his own father and sister escapes from a long-stay criminal hospital to track down his estranged mother, whom he believes can prove his innocence.

7.5

A Perfect World

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A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

6.0

Desperate Measures

Jan 30, 1998

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.

6.8

Demolition Man

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6.1

Ricochet

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An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

6.5

Stir Crazy

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New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.

5.5

Jackson County Jail

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A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.

7.6

Le Deuxième Souffle

Nov 1, 1966

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.

5.4

The Get-Away

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A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.

7.1

I'm Not Scared

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7.0

Face/Off

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In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

6.7

Out of Sight

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Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

7.3

Down by Law

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A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

7.7

Sleuth

Dec 10, 1972

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

7.2

Straw Dogs

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David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.

7.5

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Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all their money. A fast paced comedy from German director Peter Thorwarth.