Summary: Taking place largely over the course of one tense night, Carol Reed's psychological noir, set in an unnamed Belfast, stars James Mason as Johnny McQueen, a revolutionary ex-con leading a robbery that goes horribly wrong. Injured and hunted by the police, he seeks refuge throughout the city, while the woman he loves (Kathleen Ryan) searches for him among the shadows.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A gripping, stylish thriller that reveals the true story of one of the largest robberies in US history. While doing time for a botched heist, two small-time crooks cook up an ill-fated scheme to rip off a nearby vault for $30 million, money that belongs to the local Mafia!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY VAUSummary: THE GANG (1977): In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small-time crooks unite to form a gang lead by the charismatic Alain Delon. After several bold robberies, they become notorious as 'the front-wheel drive gang.' The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last? THREE MEN TO KILL (1980): In this Gritty, violent, and suspenseful...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN GANSummary: A rich widow is trapped in her private elevator, nine feet from the floor, for ten terrifying hours. Unable to escape, her situation becomes desperate when the emergency alarm attracts a drunken derelict and his boozy prostitute friend, both bent on robbery.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER LADSummary: Veteran detective Hames Knight is dedicated to navigating the demanding streets of Los Angeles, in this thrilling first of a trilogy of films. As the city prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound Knight's partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L.A. for New York, where the detective's dark past collides with his present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022