P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
Title | The Blue Lamp |
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Year | 1950 |
Genre | Crime, Thriller, Action |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios |
Cast | Jack Warner, Jimmy Hanley, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Flemyng, Bernard Lee, Peggy Evans |
Crew | Basil Dearden (Director), T. E. B. Clarke (Screenplay), Michael Balcon (Producer), Gordon Dines (Director of Photography), Jan Read (Writer), Ted Willis (Writer) |
Keyword | film noir, policeman, british noir |
Release | Jan 19, 1950 |
Runtime | 84 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 51 users |
Popularity | 4 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |