The Counterfeit Plan

The Counterfeit Plan is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Scott and Peggie Castle.

[3] A gang of criminals, led by sociopath Max Brant, escape from France and set up a counterfeit operation to make British £5 and American $20 notes, in the cellar of a large English country house now owned by Louie Bernard.

[4] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An uneven thriller marred by a dull script and some unskilful make-up, which has the effect of prematurely ageing several of the players, notably Peggie Castle.

The scenes depicting the actual forgery processes are not without interest but are spoilt by constant repetition, and the contrived ending constitutes a poor anti-climax.

"[5] Picturegoer wrote: "The melodramatic trimmings are nonsense, the characterization cursory, despite astute performances from Scott, Mervyn Johns and Sydney Tafler.