Directed by:
Sidney HayersScreenplay:
George BaxtCinematography:
Ernest StewardCast:
Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell, Joan Rice, Anthony Bate, Stanley Meadows, Michael Barrington, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Paddi EdwardsPlots(1)
Payroll is a 1961 British crime thriller; starring Michael Craig and Billie Whitelaw. Traversing the criminal underworld of the north-east of England some ten years before Get Carter, Johnny Mellor's band of ruthless criminals attempt to get away with murder, but as the police close in, the gang begins to fall apart , with each member seeking a way out – and in their panic, no one realizes there is one adversary they have all overlooked. (StudioCanal)
(more)Cast
Michael Craig
India
Best movies:
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Sea of Sand (1958)
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
Françoise Prévost
France
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Condemned of Altona (1962)
Sign of the Lion (1962)
Billie Whitelaw
UK
Best movies:
The Omen (1976)
The Water Babies (1978)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Tom Bell
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
Joan Rice
UK
Best movies:
One Wild Oat (1951)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Anthony Bate
UK
Best movies:
Nowhere in Africa (2001)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Stanley Meadows
UK
Best movies:
Kaleidoscope (1966)
Ipcress (1965)
The Seventh Target (1984)
Michael Barrington
UK
Best movies:
Follow Me! (1972)
Privilege (1967)
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Ireland
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Paddi Edwards
UK
Best movies:
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Hercules (1997)