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An ambulance drives through Sydney, having been hijacked by escaped convict Matt Kirk and his three accomplices, Matt's brother Johnny, Italian Luke and Bert. The four men manage to avoid detection at Sydney Hospital, and head out through Sydney Harbour in a purchased vessel, intending to go north.
Four Desperate Men: Directed by Harry Watt. With Aldo Ray, Heather Sears, Neil McCallum, Victor Maddern. Three men attempt a prison break, but their plan derails when their boat falters near an island, where the caretaker recognizes the convict.
Three men attempt a prison break, but their plan derails when their boat falters near an island, where the caretaker recognizes the convict. A hostage situation erupts, leading to a tense standoff with authorities.
After escaping from prison, wrongly accused Matt Kirk (Aldo Ray) has a daring plan in mind: He’ll use the artillery cannons at Fort Dennison, located on the island of Pinchgut off the coast of Sydney, Australia, to demand a retrial, or else he’ll fire upon the city.
1h 40m. Three men attempt a prison break, but their plan derails when their boat falters near an island, where the caretaker recognizes the convict. A hostage situation erupts, leading to a tense standoff with authorities.
Best known in this part of the world as FOUR DESPERATE MEN, this minor but well-mounted thriller was Ealing's last production. Set and shot in Australia, it stars Aldo Ray as an escaped prisoner who may (or may not) have been wrongly convicted.
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