This tense and hugely entertaining heist thriller is a Hammer take on A Christmas Carol, which pits miserly and fastidious bank manager (Peter Cushing in sparkling form) against debonair robber Andre Morell, as a plot to rob a bank on Christmas Eve unfolds in almost real time. Reuniting Cushing and Morell, who had just played Holmes and Watson for Hammer in The Hound of the Baskervilles (and co-starred in the BBC's controversial 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984), this ingenious suspenser is now regarded by many as one of Hammer's best films.
- Region Code:
- Region A,B,C
- Duration:
- 67 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:1.66, Mono, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Jonathan Rigby, David Miller (film historians), Documentaries: 'The Perfect Crime: Inside 'Cash On Demand'', 'Hammer's Women: Lois Daine', Image Gallery, Interviews: Lois Daine (actor), Extended US version, Trailers