The Siege of Sidney Street

1h 33m 1961

Brief Synopsis

As armed police surround a house in the East End of London, a young lady under medical supervision nearby thinks back to the events that lead her and a group of Russian refugee political anarchists to this situation.

Cast & Crew

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Robert S. Baker

Director

Donald Sinden

Insp. John Mannering

Nicole Berger

Sara

Kieron Moore

Yoska

Peter Wyngarde

Peter

Godfrey Quigley

Blakey

Film Details

Also Known As
The Siege of Hell Street
Genre
Historical
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 6 Dec 1961
Production Company
Mid-Century Film Productions
Distribution Company
United Producers Releasing Organization
Country
United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Peter heads a gang of militant Russian exiles living in London who have terrorized the city with robbery and murder in order to acquire funds needed for their anarchist ends. Sara, a young orphaned Russian refugee, meets Peter in the club where she sings and is drawn to him. When she learns that Peter, along with members of his gang including Yoska, Svaars, and Dmitrieff, participated in a bank robbery in which a man was murdered, she is horrified, but Peter justifies his crimes as fighting oppression. Meanwhile, Inspector Mannering, posing as a wanted man frequenting the East End dives, finally tracks down the gang. During this time he gets to know and understand Sara and the reasons for her complicity. However, further acts of crime and butchery by the gang arouse the entire nation and the anarchists flee to a hideout at 100 Sidney Street. On January 3, 1911, the police surround the neighborhood and close in for the siege.

Directors

Robert S. Baker

Director

Monty Berman

Director

Cast

Donald Sinden

Insp. John Mannering

Nicole Berger

Sara

Kieron Moore

Yoska

Peter Wyngarde

Peter

Godfrey Quigley

Blakey

Leonard Sachs

Svaars

Tutte Lemkow

Dmitrieff

George Pastell

Brodsky

Angela Newman

Nina

T. P. Mckenna

Lapidos

Maurice Good

Gardstein

James Caffrey

Hefeld

Harold Goldblatt

Hersh

Christopher Casson

Police commissioner

Harry Brogan

Old Harry

Alan Simpson

Police inspector

Robert Lepler

Jeweler

Margaret D'arcy

Nurse

Joe Lynch

Sergeant Todd

Stanley Illsley

Doctor

Anne Sharpe

Woman on estate

Bart Bastable

Sergeant Tucker

Paul Farrell

Barman

Bill Foley

1st detective

Aiden Grennell

2d detective

Jimmy Sangster

Winston Churchill

Crew

Robert S. Baker

Director of Photography

Robert S. Baker

Producer

Alexander Baron

Screenwriter

Monty Berman

Producer

Monty Berman

Director of Photography

Peter Bezencenet

Film Editor

Stanley Black

Composer

Stanley Black

Music comp & Conductor

Charles Blair

Assistant Director

Dick Byrne

Chief draughtsman

Roy Byrne

Stills

Jill Carpenter

Makeup

Tom Chapman

Ch Electrician

Noel Coade

Props master

Phyllis Crocker

Cont

Jim Dunlevy

Wardrobe master

Bill Greene

Constr Manager

Jeanne Henderson

Assistant film Editor

William Kellner

Art Director

P. L. Kendrick

Studio Manager

Ronald Liles

Production Manager

Peter Manley

Assistant Director

Peter Mcgoldrick

Studio constr Manager

Robert Musel

Composer

Shilleen O'rourke

Prod Secretary

Grania O'shannon

1st, 2d & 3d Assistant Director

David Palmer

Composer

Freda Pearson

Set Dresser

Brendan Redmond

Boom Operator

Cliff Richardson

Special Effects

William Robinson

Grip

Maureen Roche

Props buyer

Jimmy Sangster

Story

Jimmy Sangster

Screenwriter

Liam Saurin

Sound Camera op

Betty Sherriff

Hairstyles

Robin Vidgeon

Focus

Chic Waterson

Camera Operator

Syd Wiles

Sound mix

Film Details

Also Known As
The Siege of Hell Street
Genre
Historical
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 6 Dec 1961
Production Company
Mid-Century Film Productions
Distribution Company
United Producers Releasing Organization
Country
United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Notes

Released in London in October 1960. Also known as The Siege of Hell Street.

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