---
title: 'The Criminal (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Losey'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-criminal-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053740/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Criminal (1960)

1960 · 95 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Criminal is a 1960 British neo-noir crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Jill Bennett, and Margit Saad. Baker plays Johnny Bannion, a recently paroled gangster who is sent back to prison after robbing a racetrack, with both the authorities and the criminal underworld looking for the money.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Screenplay:** [Alun Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/alun-owen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Dankworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dankworth)
- **Producer:** [Nat Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nat-cohen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Krasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-krasker)
- **Editor:** [Reginald Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-mills)

## Cast

- [Stanley Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-baker)
- [Sam Wanamaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-wanamaker)
- [Jill Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-bennett)
- [Rupert Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-davies)
- [Laurence Naismith](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-naismith)
- [Patrick Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-magee)
- [Grégoire Aslan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregoire-aslan)

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