The Lawbreakers

The Lawbreakers

1961 · 79 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Crime

The story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner '​s efforts to investigate homicides that take place as the scheme unfolds while also fighting corruption in the city government and police department.

Directed by Joseph M. Newman · Written by W.R. Burnett

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