Film · Crime
Villain
“By the time he's ready to kill you, its an act of mercy.”
19711h 38mDir Michael Tuchner6.1TMDB
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
Top Cast
31 total
Richard Burton
as Vic Dakin
Ian McShane
as Wolfe Lissner
Nigel Davenport
as Bob Matthews
Donald Sinden
as Gerald Draycott
Fiona Lewis
as Venetia
T. P. McKenna
as Frank Fletcher
Joss Ackland
as Edgar Lowis
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Mrs. Dakin
The scene we cut
We the governors
Richard Burton as a London gangster telling his firm they are the governors.
Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the Likely Lads writers, and it is the nastiest thing they ever made.
All the scenes we have cutIf you like this
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