Tiger in the Smoke
Seen it?1956 | 94 min | Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for crime fans and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. Keeps you leaning forward.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. Several years later, the members of that group are still together as a street band living in a cellar. The last of the gang, who was chosen for his skills as a ruthless killer, escapes from prison in a rampage of killing and, obsessed with the treasure, takes the gang to France to recover it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
- Donald SindenGeoffrey Leavitt
- Muriel PavlowMeg Elgin
- Tony WrightJack Havoc (aka Johnny Cash)
- Bernard MilesTiddy Doll the Gang Leader
- Beatrice VarleyLucy Cash
- Alec ClunesAsst. Commissioner Oates
- Laurence NaismithCanon Avril
- Christopher RhodesChief Inspector Luke
- Charles VictorWill
- Thomas HeathcoteRolly Gripper