The Sleeping Tiger
“A saint turned sinner!”
1954•1h 29m•5.6•Released
DramaThriller
A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.
Director
Joseph Losey
Writer
Harold Buchman, Carl Foreman
Languages
English
Studio
Insignia Films (GB)
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Frank Clemmons
Alexis Smith
Glenda Esmond
Alexander Knox
Dr. Clive Esmond
Hugh Griffith
Inspector Simmons
Patricia McCarron
Sally Foster, maid
Maxine Audley
Carol
Glyn Houston
Bailey
Harry Towb
Harry, second criminal
Russell Waters
Manager of Pearce & Mann
Billie Whitelaw
Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
Fred Griffiths
Taxi Driver
Esma Cannon
Scrubwoman with ladder
Ross Parker
Barman (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters
Martin Lyder
Production
Company
Insignia Films (GB)
Producer
Joseph Losey
Producer
Victor Hanbury
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