Stanley Baker is better known for films like Spartacus and Zulu, but this is really his zenith as a film performer. This gritty, underrated crime drama can hold its own with any film noir piece made in Hollywood. A British production, where the convicts actually wear suits and ties in prison (really) in 1960, have an array of activities, such as darts (couldn't they use those for weapons?), TV, musical instruments, weekly church services, and three square meals a day. This is in addition to the exercise yard. What are these guys complaining about? I could with a week of that myself during this COVID crisis. This film is as raw as it gets; with no silver linings or half-measures. A real gem in the rough.
Review of The Concrete Jungle
