The Counterfeit Plan

Jan 1, 1957

1h 20m

★ 5.2

The Whole Savage Story of the $100,000,000 Counterfeit Ring!

Overview

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Merton Park Studios

The Counterfeit Plan Trailers

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Cast

Max Brant

Zachary Scott

Louie Bernard

Mervyn Johns

Carole Bernard

Peggie Castle

Duke

Lee Patterson

Harry Flint

Sydney Tafler

Sam Watson

David Lodge

Vik

Mark Bellamy

Bob Fenton

Robert Arden

Gerta

Chili Bouchier

Frank Wandelman

Eric Pohlmann

Joe Lepton

Aubrey Dexter

Police Inspector Grant

John Welsh

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