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The Green Man

1956 • 1h20m Comedy, Crime

Rating

6.9/10

Popularity

1

Unknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a professional hired assassin with a predilection for killing his targets with bombs. After disposing of a dictator and millionaire, Hawkins is assigned to kill a politician who is heading to a remote hotel, The Green Man, for a secret tryst with his secretary. There, however, Hawkins' plot is discovered by vacuum salesman William Blake, who determines to stop him.

Details

Director

Robert Day

Basil Dearden

Screenplay

Frank Launder

Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Alastair Sim

George Cole

Terry-Thomas

Release date

12/21/1956

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

37