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The Reckoning (1970)

The Reckoning (1970)

Drama

The Most Successful Man In Town

Release Date: 1970, January 31
Directors: Jack Gold
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Guy Standeven, Reg Thomason, Godfrey Quigley, John Normington, Rachel Roberts, Sheila Gish, Edward Hardwicke, Douglas Wilmer, Victor Harrington, Donald Douglas, Peter Sallis, Gwen Nelson

Overview:

Michael Marler, a successful businessman in London, is about to make his way to the top. After 37 years, the death of his father brings him back to his hometown of Liverpool, where he’s confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died in a fight with some Anglo-Saxon teddy boys. It becomes a matter of honour for him to take his revenge without involving the police.

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