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The Switch

7.019631h 9mMovieCrime

A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl.

DirectorPeter Maxwell
WritersColin Fraser·Philip Ridgeway
ProducersPhilip Ridgeway·Lance Comfort

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Cast · Directed by Peter Maxwell

ASAnthony Steel
Anthony Steel
Bill Craddock
ZMZena Marshall
Zena Marshall
Caroline Markham
CPConrad Phillips
Conrad Phillips
John Curry
DWDermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh
Inspector Tomlinson
SSSusan Shaw
Susan Shaw
Search Officer
DB
Dawn Beret
Janice Lampton
ADArnold Diamond
Arnold Diamond
Jean Lecraze
JDJerry Desmonde
Jerry Desmonde
Customs Chief
GB
Gordon Boyd
Jack knighton
AL
Arthur Lovegrove
Harry lewis
KS
Keith Smith
Sergeant Waters
RS
Raymond Smith
Mandreos

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The Switch — streaming FAQ

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The Switch hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 19, 1963. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.