The Whip (1961)

Movie
German title	The whip
Original title	The Frightened City
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1961
length	97 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	John Lemont
script	John Lemont Leigh Vance
production	John Lemont Leigh Vance
music	Norrie Paramor
camera	Desmond Dickinson
cut	Bernard Gribble
occupation
Herbert Lom : Waldo Zhernikov John Gregson : Detective Inspector Sayers Yvonne Romain : Anya Bergodin Sean Connery : Paddy Damion Alfred Marks : Harry Foulcher Olive McFarland : Sadie Frederick Piper : Sgt. Bob Ogle John Stone : Hood David Davies : Alf Peters Tom Bowman : Tanky Thomas Robert Cawdron : Nero George Pastel : Sanchetti Patrick Holt : Supt. Dave Carter Sheena Marshe : Avril Patrick Jordan : Frankie Farmer John Witty : TV announcer

The Whip (Original title: The Frightened City ) is a British crime film by director John Lemont from 1961 with Herbert Lom , John Gregson , Yvonne Romain and Sean Connery in the lead roles. The film was produced by Zodiac Productions.

action

London in 1961: the capital of England is a violent city. Gangsters control the streets of the West End and seedy guard money carts rule until ruthless accountant Waldo Zhernikov organized the six big rival London gangs into one big gangster consortium . The public face of the syndicate is the unscrupulous nightclub owner Harry Foulcher, who employs the womanizer and ex-burglar Paddy Damion.

When the syndicate tries to break into new areas and districts with blackmail and thugs, one of the gangsters rejects the plan and is immediately murdered by Foulcher. Damion, a friend of the slain, swears revenge. He agrees to pass information to the police despite threats targeting the life of his best friend and ex-partner, Wally. There is a bloody final confrontation with Foulcher, Zhernikov and the Syndicate.

Reviews

"The - moderately excitingly told - solo attempt by a gang member against a London gangster syndicate."

- Lexicon of international film

Production notes

Allan Sones did the sound editing, Laura Nightingale provided the costumes, and Maurice Carter designed the buildings . Freddie Williamson and Joyce James were responsible for the masks and hairstyles. The film production director was Clifton Brandon. The film was set at Shepperton Studios , Shepperton , Surrey in England .

Web links

• The whip in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The frightened City in Britmovie
• The whip in: Cinema.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The whip. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .