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The Sleeping Tiger is a British film of genre Drama directed by Joseph Losey released in USA on 5 october 1954 with Dirk Bogarde
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
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Add to a movie listThe Sleeping Tiger is a 1954 film noir starring Alexis Smith and Dirk Bogarde. It was Joseph Losey's first British feature, which he directed under the pseudonym of Victor Hanbury due to being blacklisted in the McCarthy Era.
Synopsis
Two criminals are stalking the streets of London one dark night. Frank Clemmons (Dirk Bogarde), a cocky young man, holds psychiatrist Dr. Clive Esmond (Alexander Knox) up at gunpoint, but Dr. Esmond manages to overpower him. Frank has two options; he can go to prison or he can be a guest at Dr. Esmond’s house where he’ll be a human guinea pig subjected to Dr. Esmond’s scrutiny, which aims to cure him of his criminality. Frank agrees upon the latter. Arriving home from a holiday in Paris, Dr. Esmond’s wife Glenda (Alexis Smith) is taken aback when she sees the new household guest. Glenda has her reservations about Frank and behaves in a cold, aloof manner towards him.Actors
Dirk Bogarde
(Frank Clemmons)
Alexis Smith
(Glenda Esmond)
Alexander Knox
(Dr. Clive Esmond)
Hugh Griffith
(Inspector Simmons)
Maxine Audley
(Carol)
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