A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.
Turpin
Fenner
Swavek
RSM Hicks
Col. Fowler
Capt. Stafford
Cpl. Freeman
Military Policeman
Maj. Palmer
Private on Gate
MO
Orford
Cpl. Henderson
Sergeant Reeves
Breakdown Truck Crewman
Sergeant Ward
Sergeant McVie
Military Policeman with Dog
Stanley Baker is the aptly named "Turpin" in this heist caper. He, alongside his pals "Swavek" (Helmut Schmid) and "Fenner" (Tom Bell) come up with plan to swipe the payroll from an heavily guarded army barracks. The plan is pretty ingenious and relies largely on the sheer brassed-necked audacity of the plan. So many people in uniform; coming and going; slipshod security checks; nobody really wanting to check up too closely on any one else... Surely they've a fighting chance of success? Well it takes way too long to get going and there are simply too many distractions in the plot to sustain the interest. Baker usually has an effectively snappy method of delivering his dialogue, and that works a bit here but for the most part it's all just a bit busy without achieving very much. Plenty of pyrotechnics on show; especially at the end but it's, sadly, a film I don't know that I'd bother watching again.
Turpin
Fenner
Swavek
RSM Hicks
Col. Fowler
Capt. Stafford
Cpl. Freeman
Military Policeman
Maj. Palmer
Private on Gate
MO
Orford
Cpl. Henderson
Sergeant Reeves
Breakdown Truck Crewman
Sergeant Ward
Sergeant McVie
Military Policeman with Dog
Stanley Baker is the aptly named "Turpin" in this heist caper. He, alongside his pals "Swavek" (Helmut Schmid) and "Fenner" (Tom Bell) come up with plan to swipe the payroll from an heavily guarded army barracks. The plan is pretty ingenious and relies largely on the sheer brassed-necked audacity of the plan. So many people in uniform; coming and going; slipshod security checks; nobody really wanting to check up too closely on any one else... Surely they've a fighting chance of success? Well it takes way too long to get going and there are simply too many distractions in the plot to sustain the interest. Baker usually has an effectively snappy method of delivering his dialogue, and that works a bit here but for the most part it's all just a bit busy without achieving very much. Plenty of pyrotechnics on show; especially at the end but it's, sadly, a film I don't know that I'd bother watching again.