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The Switch (1963)
Director: Peter Maxwell
Cast: Anthony Steel, Zena Marshall, Conrad Phillips, Dermot Walsh
Runtime69 min
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A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl.
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The Switch (1963) is a crime film directed by Peter Maxwell that follows a wristwatch-smuggling gang bringing watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. The film centers around customs official Anthony Steel's attempts to rescue Zena Marshall, who knows too much about the gang's activities.
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Fans of classic British crime films will appreciate the stylish direction of Peter Maxwell and the charismatic performances of Anthony Steel and Zena Marshall in this 1963 thriller about a wristwatch-smuggling gang and a customs official's efforts to rescue an innocent woman who knows too much.
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The Switch is a 1963 British crime drama film directed by Peter Maxwell, and starring Anthony Steel, Zena Marshall and Conrad Phillips. It was written by Philip Ridgeway and Colin Fraser. The film concerns a criminal gang that smuggles watches into the UK by hiding them in the petrol tank of a woman's car. It was Susan Shaw's last film.
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