The Siege of Sidney Street

The Siege of Sidney Street

The Siege of Sidney Street

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The Siege of Sidney Street

1960

1h 33m

4.5(2 votes)

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A police inspector (Donald Sinden) tracks down Russian anarchist Peter the Painter (Peter Wyngarde) and his gang in circa-1911 London.

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18 members

Acting

Donald Sinden

Inspector Mannering

Donald Sinden

Acting

Nicole Berger

Sara

Nicole Berger

Acting

Kieron Moore

Toska

Kieron Moore

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Peter Wyngarde

Peter 'the Painter'

Peter Wyngarde

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Godfrey Quigley

Supt. Blakey

Godfrey Quigley

Acting

Tutte Lemkow

Dmitrieff

Tutte Lemkow

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Bart Bastable

Sgt. Tucker

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George Pastell

Brodsky

George Pastell

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Angela Newman

Nina

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T. P. McKenna

Lapidos

T. P. McKenna

Acting

Maurice Good

Gardstein

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James Caffrey

Hefeld

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Harold Goldblatt

Hersh

Harold Goldblatt

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Christopher Casson

Police Commissioner

Christopher Casson

Acting

Harry Brogan

Old Harry

Harry Brogan

Writing

Alan Simpson

Uniformed Police Inspector

Alan Simpson

Acting

Leonard Sachs

Svaars

Leonard Sachs

Writing

Jimmy Sangster

Winston Churchill

Jimmy Sangster

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