The Pursuers
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| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
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| Music by | Bill Le Sage |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey (as Jimmy Harvey) |
| Edited by | John Dunsford |
Production company | Danziger Productions (uncredited) |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Pursuers is a 1961 British second feature thriller film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Cyril Shaps, Francis Matthew and Susan Denny.[1][2][3][4]
Plot[edit]
Concentration camp survivor David (Francis Matthews) pursues Nazi war criminal Luther (Cyril Shaps), currently hiding out in post war London. With the realisation he has been tracked down, the desperate former Auschwitz commandant flees to a sleazy nightclub where he is helped by Jewish chanteuse Jenny (Susan Denny), a holocaust survivor unaware of Luther's true identity.
Cast[edit]
- Cyril Shaps as Luther
- Francis Matthews as David
- Susan Denny as Jenny
- Sheldon Lawrence as Rico
- George Murcell as Freddy
- John Gabriel as Wally
- Tony Doonan as Wilmo
- Steve Plytas as Petersen
- André Mikhelson as Von krosig (as Andre Mikhelson)
- Alexis Chesnakov as Lunde
- Reginald Marsh as Inspector
- Charles Hill as Murcher
- Theodore Wilhelm as Parris
- Gertan Klauber as Bernstein
- Richard Marner as Aranson
- Ann Hanslip as Miss Colins
Critical reception[edit]
The Radio Times wrote "The arrest and trial of Adolph Eichmann made the pursuit of Nazi war criminals a fitting topic for thrillers such as this ...Never more than a B-movie, it's worth seeing for its treatment of its subject and for the performance of Cyril Shaps, a B-movie regular who specialised in playing foreigners."[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Pursuers (1962)". BFI.
- ↑ "The Pursuers (1961) - Godfrey Grayson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1990). Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide. New American Library. ISBN 978-0-451-16748-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Pykett, Derek. MGM British Studios: Hollywood in Borehamwood: Celebrating 100 Years of the Film Studios of Elstree/ Borehamwood, 1914–2014. BearManor Media. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Pursuers (1961)". Radio Times.
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