The Big Chance
6.2
“They gambled with danger and lost...”
A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.
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Cast
19 people
Adrienne Corri
Diana Maxwell
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Vampire Circus
William Russell
Bill Anderson
Known for
Doctor Who
The Great Escape
Ian Colin
Adam Maxwell
Also in
The Quatermass Experiment
It's Never Too Late to Mend
Penelope Bartley
Betty Anderson
No other roles listed
Ferdy Mayne
Dimitri Aperghis
Known for
The Exchange Student
The Fearless Vampire Killers
John Rae
Mr. Jarvis
Known for
Quatermass 2
Green for Danger
Mary Jones
Miss Jessop
Also in
Account Rendered
Black Orchid
Douglas Ives
Stan Willett
Also in
Two Wives at One Wedding
Carry On Regardless
Doris Yorke
Mrs. Willett
Also in
The Flaw
Account Rendered
John Walters
Customs Man
Reginald Hearne
Customs Official
Also in
The Hand
The Crooked Sky
Edwin Richfield
Café Owner
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
The Face of Fu Manchu
Peter Graham Scott Director · Barbara S. Harper Story Walter J. Harvey Cinematographer
First release September 1, 1957 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Major Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 1, 1957
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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