The Intruder (1953)
A Thriller of the First Category...From the Studio That Gave You "The Man Between", "Breaking the Sound Barrier" and "Seven Days to Noon"
When Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that the thief is a former soldier from his tank regiment. When the thief escapes, Merton tries to contact former members of the regiment, in order to find out what set the thief on the road to crime.
- Date of release
- 1953-10-18
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Crime, War
- Director
- Guy Hamilton
Casting
- Jack Hawkins — Wolf Merton
- George Cole — John Summers
- Dennis Price — Leonard Pirry
- Michael Medwin — Ginger Edwards
- Hugh Williams — Tim
- George Baker — Adjutant
- Michael Ripper — Mechanic
- Duncan Lamont — Don Cope
- Arthur Howard — Bertram Slake
- Nicholas Phipps — Regular Officer
- Campbell Singer — War Office Clerk
- Robert Adair — Luigi
Interesting facts
The Intruder is a 1953 British drama film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Jack Hawkins, George Cole, Dennis Price and Michael Medwin. The screenplay is by Robin Maugham and John Hunter, based on Maugham's 1949 novel Line on Ginger.
Production
Post-war London is the backdrop including Belgravia, Covent Garden market, Loughborough Junction and Dulwich Hospital.
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