Tank Malling (re-released asBeyond Soho in the UK andCrossfire in America) is a 1989 Britishthriller film directed byJames Marcus and starringRay Winstone. The film was written byJames Marcus and Mick Southworth. Graham Thomas worked as the producer and on the early development of the script.
The film was released in the USA under the titleDouble Cross and in Canada asDouble Intrigue. In the UK it was later re-released asBeyond Soho after being re-edited.
A nightmare of vice and corruption stretching to the very heart of the Police force to the Cabinet. Tank (Ray Winstone) is an investigative reporter and jailbird, framed on scant evidence supplied by the London mob. Helen (Amanda Donohoe) is the sensuous call-girl who offers Tank ammunition and retribution. Retaliation is swift and brutal, in the guise of Sir Robert Knight (Peter Wyngarde) and his equally lethal lawyer, Dunboyne (Jason Connery). A series of hideous murders follow as the devil protects his own.
The film was received to critical acclaim in 1989 and proved to be pivotal in the careers of many of the film's actors.
The most successful legacy from the film was the soundtrack which was written by10cc'sRick Fenn andPink Floyd'sNick Mason and was their final album together as a working duo.
Scenes from the film were made at the 1989 Surrey County Show at Stoke Park in Guildford.
Thesoundtrack forTank Malling was written and performed by10cc'sRick Fenn andPink Floyd'sNick Mason. The soundtrack had one single released, adouble A-side featuring "Strangers in Paradise" byChris Thompson and "See You in Paradise" sung byMaggie Reilly.[1] No official soundtrack album was ever released.
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