George nader stars as a professional thief on the run from police and crooks, but finding solace with a socialite. With maggie smith. Directed by seth holt, this is a stylish, grimy tale of deception and betrayal. Adapted from a novel by donald mckenzie.   this stylish, grimy tale of deception and betrayal is a rare, late excursion into film noir for ealing studios. George nader stars a thief and conman, who has arrived in london to rob socialite harriet jefferson of her rare coin collection. Once the deed is done, he stashes the coins in a safe deposit box and waits to be arrested. Sentenced to ten years, gregory breaks out of prison and plans to collect the money and then leave the country. Instead a series of double crosses sends him through london’s underworld before ending up on the run with bridget howard maggie smith. Running time 100 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 14 jan. 2013