The Strange Affair
Cast & Crew
David Greene
Michael York
Jeremy Kemp
Susan George
Jack Watson
George A. Cooper
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Synopsis
Peter Strange fails his university examinations in philosophy and joins the London Metropolitan Police Force. Serving in the same district is Detective Sergeant Pierce, an embittered man obsessed with obtaining the conviction of Quince, a former policeman now involved in drug peddling. On a tip from informer Charley Small, Pierce goes to the heliport where Quince and his two sons are scheduled to receive a consignment of stolen drugs. Pierce is astonished to observe one of his superiors, Inspector Evans, warning the Quinces that the police are present. Despite Pierce's efforts to catch Evans receiving a pay-off, Evans is cleared after an investigation, and Charley is killed by Quince. Meanwhile, Peter has become involved with a wild teenaged girl who calls herself Fred and is unaware that their lovemaking is being secretly filmed by her aunt and uncle, who deal in pornographic photographs. The next day, the Quinces brutally attack Peter and drive an electric drill through his cheeks. Pierce's frustration at Peter's inability to identify his assailants multiplies when the Quinces use bribed witnesses to absolve themselves of Charley's murder. Consequently, when the pornographic pictures of Peter and Fred accidentally fall into Pierce's hands, he uses them to blackmail Peter into planting drugs on Quince. At the resulting trial, however, Pierce's method of obtaining the Quinces' arrest is exposed, the case against the criminals is dropped, and Peter is sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for conspiring to obstruct justice and corrupt public morals.
Director
David Greene
Cast
Michael York
Jeremy Kemp
Susan George
Jack Watson
George A. Cooper
Barry Fantoni
Artro Morris
Nigel Davenport
Madge Ryan
George Benson
George Selway
Michael Gover
Terence De Marney
Jeremy Wilkin
Richard Pearson
Patrick Connor
George Ghent
David Glaisyer
Richard Vanstone
Robin Tolhurst
Rita Webb
Patrick Newell
Richard Warner
Philip Ryan
Dave Carter
Bernard Stone
Janet Lees Price
Toba Laurence
John Paul
The Blue Mountain Boys
Crew
Ray Beck
H. L. Bird
George Blackler
William Burgess
Peta Button
Jack Causey
John A. Coleman
James Dunham
Rene Dupont
Brian Eatwell
Betty Glasow
Harvey Harrison
Howard Harrison
Howard Harrison
Eileen Head
Derek Kavanagh
Basil Kirchin
Ariel Levy
James Liggat
Brian Mann
Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann
Jack Nathan
Keith Palmer
Barry Payne
Nicholas Pollock
Michael Silverlock
Robert Simmonds
Brian Smedley-aston
Herbert R. Smith
Alex Thomson
Doug Turner
Sue Yelland
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Notes
Location scenes filmed in London. Opened in London in August 1968.
