---
title: 'Payroll (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Hayers'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/payroll-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055283/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Payroll (1961)

1961 · 117 min · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Payroll is a 1961 British neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, and Billie Whitelaw. The screenplay by George Baxt was adapted from Derek Bickerton's 1959 novel of the same name. The film revolves around a group of criminals who plan and execute a wages robbery, which ultimately ends in disaster. The movie is one of the most highly regarded crime films from Anglo-Amalgamated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Hayers](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-hayers)
- **Screenplay:** [George Baxt](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-baxt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Reg Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reg-owen)
- **Producer:** [Norman Priggen](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-priggen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Steward](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-steward)

## Cast

- [Billie Whitelaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-whitelaw)
- [Michael Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-craig)
- [Françoise Prévost](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-prevost)

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