John Lemont

1960s crime drama starring Sean Connery as Paddy Damion, a thief who is recruited by mobster Harry Foulcher (Alfred Marks) to oversee his money collection. Paddy is no thug but takes the job because his partner has been injured in a robbery and he feels obligated to support him. Foulcher is actually the puppet of criminal mastermind Zhernikov (Herbert Lom), who has the image of a respectable businessman but is in fact manipulating the local mobsters for his own ends.<br/><br/>Also in the mix are the beautiful Anya (Yvonne Romain), wannabe singer and Zhernikov's mistress, to whom Paddy immediately takes a shine, and Sayers (John Gregson) the dedicated cop trying to crack open organised crime.