Dominic lures Joe in on a plot to break into the safe, getting into the embassy basement via the London Underground. To break into the actual safe the Colonel (William Hartnell) is recruited, a professional through and through as long as he gets regular scotch. Naturally there is no honour amongst thieves, both Dominic and Joe plan to stiff the other...
A superb slice of the London underworld, ruthless amoral gangsters who think nothing of using people for gain and discarding them without a second thought - though always impeccably dressed. The film builds slowly but surely up to a grand (though pretty dark) finale and some exciting scenes on the underground tracks.
