12.2.11

the system (1964)


aka The Girl-Getters.
"Darling, if you had a heart of gold, you would have sold it years ago."
Tinker (Oliver Reed) leaders a gang of locals, who prey on holidaymakers who swamp the seaside resort during the summer. Determined to make hay as the sun shines, they live by a system that prevents disputes, and pick off the girls one by one. Enter Nicola (Jane Merrow), and Tinker starts to reassess this life and his future.
Considered a shockingly realistic depiction of sex at the time. No Beach Party style cuddles and songs here, as the protagonists talk openly and act blasé about their sex lives. The angry young man meets the swinging sixties.

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