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A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
Payroll (1961) is a crime and drama film directed by Sidney Hayers, released on January 19, 1961 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw and William Lucas. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 32 ratings.
Michael Craig
as Johnny Mellors
Françoise Prévost
as Katie Pearson
Billie Whitelaw
as Jackie Parker
William Lucas
as Dennis Pearson
Kenneth Griffith
as Monty
Tom Bell
as Blackie
Barry Keegan
as Bert Langridge
Edward Cast
as Detective Sergeant Bradden
Andrew Faulds
as Detective Inspector Carberry
William Dexter
as Harry Parker
Glyn Houston
as Frank Moore
Joan Rice
as Madge Moore
Directed by Sidney Hayers, written by George Baxt and Derek Bickerton, produced by Norman Priggen and Julian Wintle.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 32 ratings.
Michael Craig is surprisingly effective in this British crime drama. He leads a nasty gang of hoodlums bent own robbing the poorly guarded payroll of a factory. Poorly guarded, that is, until - much to the gang's chagrin - they upgrade the protection to an armoured van. Determined to proceed, though, and after a nervous series of roadwork setbacks, they hit the van, steal the loot and the driver is killed. The…
Reviewed on November 7, 2022
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The main cast of Payroll (1961) includes Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw, William Lucas and Kenneth Griffith. The film was directed by Sidney Hayers. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Payroll was released on January 19, 1961 and runs for 1h 45m.
Payroll (1961) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 32 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
