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The Great Van Robbery is a British film of genre Crime directed by Max Varnel released in USA on 31 december 1959 with Denis Shaw

The Great Van Robbery (1959)

The Great Van Robbery
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Released in USA 31 december 1959
Length 1h11
Directed by
Genres Crime
Rating58% 2.906982.906982.906982.906982.90698

The Great Van Robbery is a low budget 1959 British crime film.

Synopsis

Scotland Yard teams up with Interpol to discover the origins of stolen money in a private bank account in Rio de Janeiro. Assigning their best detective Caesar Smith to the case, the money is soon traced to a robbery from a Royal Mint van. Investigations lead to a coffee storehouse where a worker is found murdered and the remaining loot discovered.

Actors

Denis Shaw

(Caesar Smith)Kay Callard

(Ella)Philip Saville

(Chase)Guido Lorraine

(Leprave)Julian Orchard

(Brady)Robert Raglan

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