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I Became a Criminal

1948·1h 41m·Approved
DramaCrimeFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
2,240 votes

After WW2, former RAF airman Clem Morgan joins a gang of black-market smugglers and thieves, but when a robbery goes wrong, Clem is caught, framed for a policeman's murder, and sent to prison, where he plots his escape and revenge.

I Became a Criminal is a 1948 drama crime movie directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, starring Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, Griffith Jones. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 2,240 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
Alberto Cavalcanti
Stars
Trevor Howard
Sally Gray
Griffith Jones
Rene Ray
Details
1948-03-06
101 min
Movie
Approved
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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