The Boy Who Stole a Million

The Boy Who Stole a Million is a 1960 British comedy thriller film directed by Charles Crichton. The film was shot on location in the Spanish city of Valencia, with an international cast list.

The Boy Who Stole a Million
Directed byCharles Crichton
Produced byGeorge H. Brown
Written byCharles Crichton
Niels West-Larsen
StarringMaurice Reyna
Virgilio Teixeira
Music byTristram Cary
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Distributed byBryanston Films (UK)
Release date
22 December 1960 (USA). 2 July 1961 (UK).
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£115,802[1]
Box office£7,525 (UK)[2]

Plot

When he learns that his father needs to find 10,000 pesetas (approximately £60) to finance repairs to his taxi, or face losing his business and livelihood, naïve young Paco decides to "borrow" a million pesetas from the bank where he has a small part-time job after school. He soon gets more than he bargained for when he starts being pursued not only by the police but seemingly by all the criminal low-life of the city, all eager to get their hands on the cash. Paco finds himself on the run all through Valencia, from the most elegant quarters with their wide streets and squares in the midst of fiesta time, to the city's most squalid and dangerous slums.

Cast

Production

The film was originally budgeted at £100,000 - £49,500 coming from Lloyds Bank/Barclays, £49,500 coming from Paramount and £1,000 deferred from Paramount. The film went over budget and the rest was made up by the guarantor, Film Finances.[3]

Reception

Box Office

The film recorded a loss to Bryanston of £52,330.[4]

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References
  1. Petrie, Duncan James (2017). "Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: 7. ISSN 1465-3451.
  2. Petrie p 8
  3. Petrie p 8-9
  4. Petrie p 8


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