The Informers (1963 film)
| The Informers | |
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Produced by | William MacQuitty Earl St. John (Executive) |
| Written by | Alun Falconer Paul Durst |
| Based on | Death of a Snout by Douglas Warner |
| Starring | Nigel Patrick Margaret Whiting Katherine Woodville Colin Blakely Derren Nesbitt Harry Andrews |
| Music by | Clifton Parker |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
| Editing by | Alfred Roome |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
| Release date(s) | 1963 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Informers (USA title - Underworld Informers) is a 1963 British crime film produced and distributed in the UK by The Rank Organisation and distributed in the USA by Continental Film Distributors. It was directed by Ken Annakin, produced by William MacQuitty with the screenplay by Paul Durst and Alun Falconer from the novel "Death of a Snout" by Douglas Warner. It starred Nigel Patrick, Margaret Whiting, Harry Andrews, Derren Nesbitt and Colin Blakely. Cinematography was by Reginald H. Wyer.[1]
Plot
Filmed at Pinewood Studios and on location in London, the story concerns the somewhat uneasy relationship between a Scotland Yard Detective, Johnoe (Nigel Patrick) and the Squad Chief, Bestwick (Harry Andrews) over the use of paid informants. Despite orders not to use informants and to adopt more scientific principals of detection, Johnoe continues on until one of his informants is murdered. Immediately he finds himself in a frame for corruption and with few friends left on his own side of the law his only option is to enlist the help of the murdered man's brother (Colin Blakely).[2]
Cast
- Nigel Patrick as Chief Inspector John Edward Johnnoe
- Margaret Whiting as Maisie Barton
- Katherine Woodville as Mary Johnnoe
- Colin Blakely as Charlie Ruskin
- Derren Nesbitt as Bertie Hoyle
- Harry Andrews as Superintendent Alec Bestwick
- Michael Coles as Ben
- John Cowley as Jim Ruskin
- Allan Cuthbertson as Smythe
- Frank Finlay as Leon Sale
- Ronald Hines as Geoff Lewis
- Roy Kinnear as Shorty
- Peter Prowse as Mick Lonergan
- George Sewell as Fred Hill
- Kenneth J. Warren as Lou Waites
- Brian Wilde as Lipson
- Peter Bowles as Peter the Pole (uncredited)
- Donal Donnelly as Tommy the Trotter (uncredited)
- Patrick Jordan as 1st Inspector (uncredited)
- Harry Landis as Hicks (uncredited)
- Garfield Morgan as 2nd Inspector (uncredited)
