The Small World of Sammy Lee

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The Small World of Sammy Lee is a 1963 British crime drama film set in London’s Soho, following a nightclub compère desperately trying to raise money to pay off his gambling debts.

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instanceOf British crime drama film
film
basedOn Sammy (television play) NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Wolfgang Suschitzky NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Ken Hughes NERFINISHED
distributor British Lion Films NERFINISHED
editedBy Alfred Roome NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre crime film
drama film
leadCharacter Sammy Lee NERFINISHED
leadCharacterOccupation nightclub compère
mainTheme gambling debt
urban crime
musicBy Kenny Graham NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of Soho nightlife in the early 1960s
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A nightclub compère in Soho has a short time to raise money to pay off his gambling debts.
productionCompany Allied Film Makers NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1963
runtimeMinutes 107
screenplayBy Ken Hughes NERFINISHED
settingLocation Soho, London NERFINISHED
starring Anthony Newley NERFINISHED
Julia Foster NERFINISHED
Miriam Karlin NERFINISHED
Robert Stephens NERFINISHED
Warren Mitchell NERFINISHED
Wilfrid Brambell NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s
writer Ken Hughes NERFINISHED

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