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The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

19545.51h 29m

Overview

A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.

Directed by Joseph Losey
Written by Maurice Moisiewitsch, Harold Buchman, Carl Foreman
Produced by Joseph Losey, Victor Hanbury
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Top Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Frank Clemmons

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Glenda Esmond

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Dr. Clive Esmond

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Inspector Simmons

Patricia McCarron

Patricia McCarron

Sally Foster, maid

Maxine Audley

Maxine Audley

Carol

Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston

Bailey

Harry Towb

Harry Towb

Harry, second criminal

Russell Waters

Russell Waters

Manager of Pearce & Mann

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Receptionist at Pearce & Mann

Themes & Keywords

film noirpsychiatristbritish noir

About The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger is a drama, thriller film released in 1954 exploring themes of film noir, psychiatrist, british noir. Directed by Joseph Losey, it stars Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith, Alexander Knox. A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.

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