The best John Gregson’s crime movies

John Gregson

John Gregson

15/03/1919- 08/01/1975
Today we present the best John Gregson’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Gregson’s movies.

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals
7.2/10
An unusual World War II crime thriller about a Nazi investigation into the murder of a prostitute. Major Grau finds himself focusing on three suspects: the Generals Tanz, Kahlenberg and Seydlitz-Gabler – all three of whom, it seems, are also involved in a plot to kill Hitler

Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 16/06/1949
  • Character: Sammy MacCodrun
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 28/06/1951
  • Character: Farrow
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

Cairo Road

Cairo Road
5.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 21/06/1950
  • Character: Coast Guardsman
A police chief stationed in Egypt sets out to crack down on drug traffickers along the frontiers. With his assistant, he attempts to block the smugglers' passage along the notorious Cairo Road route into the country.

The Frightened City

The Frightened City
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/09/1961
  • Character: Det. Insp. Sayers
A London accountant (Herbert Lom) forms six gangs into a syndicate which he tries to control with a killer (Sean Connery).

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