The Siege of Pinchgut

The Siege of Pinchgut
Original UK quad format film poster
Directed byHarry Watt
Written byJon Cleary
Alexander Baron
Harry Watt
Based onStory by Inman Hunter
Lee Robinson
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringAldo Ray
Heather Sears
CinematographyGordon Dines
Edited byGordon Stone
Music byKenneth V. Jones
Production
company
Distributed byABPC
Release dates
  • 2 July 1959 (1959-07-02) (Berlin Film Festival)
  • August 1959 (1959-08) (UK)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budgetmore than £200,000[1]
Box office338,711 admissions (France)[2]

The Siege of Pinchgut (released in the US as Four Desperate Men) is a 1959 British thriller filmed on location in Sydney, Australia, and directed by Harry Watt. It was the last film produced by Ealing Studios, and was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Bear Award.

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  2. ^ French box office for 1960 at Box Office Story