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In 1967 Duffy ventured into the world of moving images forming Deighton Duffy Productions with Len Deighton. Their first project was financed by Paramount Pictures and was the film adaptation of Len Deighton's recently published novel of the same name and released in 1968. A comic thriller which followed the antics of a team of confidence tricksters led by Silas Lowther (Attenborough), his girlfriend Liz Mason (Stewart) and wannabe apprentice Bob (Hemmings) who were attempting to swindle an African state into buying scrap metal instead of anti-tank guns.

The film starred Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings and Alexandra Stewart and was directed by Basil Dearden.

'A comic thriller which followed the antics of a team of confidence tricksters led by Silas Lowther, his girlfriend Liz Mason and wannabe apprentice Bob who were attempting to swindle an African state into buying scrap metal instead of anti-tank guns'.