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Never in the history of crime was so much taken from so many by so few. A gang of criminals acquire an old army truck and try to pass themselves off as military policemen. Their plan is to steal a £250,000 payroll intended for soldiers in the Middle East. Turpin recruits Fenner and Swavek to make up a crack assault team. As the .. Read more

Starring	Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, Patrick Magee, Rodney Bewes
Director	Cliff Owen
Genres	Thriller

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- Cashiered army officer Baker, dismissed from the service for black marketeering, teams with Tom Bell and Polish... read more on Time Out
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  Excellent and tense heist movie
  
  This film succeeds fantastically in ramping up the tension in scene after scene. It works very well as it begins slowly and you wonder what the (anti)heroes ... read more »
  
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  Military Bonus
  
  Being a Soldier; around the same time as this film was being released, I remember smiling as I watched it at the cinema.
  
  Forty plus years later and I... read more »
  
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- - Phenix
  - 5 reviews
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 01:51
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  arms cash
  
  A well written story of a detailed planned heist from an army barracks which also requires improvisation as unexpected obstacles appear.
  
  Stanley ... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 07 Jan 2011 at 08:29
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  good crime film
  
  i just love old films from the uk as you get to see england in a time long gone and when we made good films and this is just one of maney films so give it a go... read more »
  
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- - dixon77
  - 4 reviews
  - Witham
  - 02 Mar 2010 at 14:48
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  Charismatic Baker makes it worthwhile
  
  This is a tense taut little thriller that takes a bit of time to get into. Once the 'deed' has been done, you end up (well, I did!) rooting for the ... read more »
  
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  - Cardiff
  - 30 Oct 2008 at 11:37
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  Excellent and tense heist movie
  
  This film succeeds fantastically in ramping up the tension in scene after scene. It works very well as it begins slowly and you wonder what the (anti)heroes ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 19 Feb 2008 at 12:26
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  1st Prize of Arms
  
  Great acting - Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, and even Rodney Bewes good story, it keeps you hooked till the last. Wonderful nostalgia, anyone who served in the ... read more »
  
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  - Ascot, England
  - 11 Jun 2007 at 19:54
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  1st Prize of Arms
  
  Great acting - Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, and even Rodney Bewes good story, it keeps you hooked till the last. Wonderful nostalgia, anyone who served in the ... read more »
  
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  - Ascot, England
  - 11 Jun 2007 at 19:52
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- - 2
  - 0
  Excellent and tense heist movie
  
  This film succeeds fantastically in ramping up the tension in scene after scene. It works very well as it begins slowly and you wonder what the (anti)heroes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 528367
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 19 Feb 2008 at 12:26
- - 1
  - 0
  1st Prize of Arms
  
  Great acting - Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, and even Rodney Bewes good story, it keeps you hooked till the last. Wonderful nostalgia, anyone who served in the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 448886
- - a customer
  - Ascot, England
  - 11 Jun 2007 at 19:52
- - 1
  - 0
  1st Prize of Arms
  
  Great acting - Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, and even Rodney Bewes good story, it keeps you hooked till the last. Wonderful nostalgia, anyone who served in the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 448887
- - a customer
  - Ascot, England
  - 11 Jun 2007 at 19:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Charismatic Baker makes it worthwhile
  
  This is a tense taut little thriller that takes a bit of time to get into. Once the 'deed' has been done, you end up (well, I did!) rooting for the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 651856
- - a customer
  - Cardiff
  - 30 Oct 2008 at 11:37
- - 0
  - 0
  good crime film
  
  i just love old films from the uk as you get to see england in a time long gone and when we made good films and this is just one of maney films so give it a go... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 867972
- - dixon77
  - 4 reviews
  - Witham
  - 02 Mar 2010 at 14:48
- - 0
  - 0
  arms cash
  
  A well written story of a detailed planned heist from an army barracks which also requires improvisation as unexpected obstacles appear.
  
  Stanley ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 951444
- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 07 Jan 2011 at 08:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Military Bonus
  
  Being a Soldier; around the same time as this film was being released, I remember smiling as I watched it at the cinema.
  
  Forty plus years later and I... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1070341
- - Phenix
  - 5 reviews
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 01:51

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  Never in the history of crime was so much taken from so many by so few. A gang of criminals acquire an old army truck and try to pass themselves off as military policemen. Their plan is to steal a £250,000 payroll intended for soldiers in the Middle East. Turpin recruits Fenner and Swavek to make ...