Payroll (film)
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| Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
| Written by | George Baxt |
| Based on | Payroll by Derek Bickerton |
| Produced by | Norman Priggen Julian Wintle |
| Starring | Michael Craig Françoise Prévost Billie Whitelaw William Lucas |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Tristam Cones |
| Music by | Reg Owen |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Payroll is a 1961 British neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, and Billie Whitelaw. The screenplay by George Baxt was adapted from Derek Bickerton's 1959 novel of the same name. The film revolves around a group of criminals who plan and execute a wages robbery, which ultimately ends in disaster. The movie is one of the most highly regarded crime films from Anglo-Amalgamated.