This film was shot during the notorious "Big Freeze of 1963" which began in December 1962, with snow falling or remaining on the ground until March 1963; temperatures were the coldest on record since 1683 and rivers and lakes froze over. Travel by road or rail was made very difficult and many rural places were cut off at times. Deep snow is seen in all the exterior shots of the film and it features in the storyline.
The Soundtrack was provided by Beatles Producer George Martin. He would have been working on this soundtrack when he first invited The Beatles to London to record 'Love Me Do'; they travelled down during the Big Freeze of 1962 shown in the film.
Plot is similar to The Asphalt Jungle (assorted men pulling off a job) and Larceny Inc. (going through one building to reach a bank).
One of several crime films starring William Lucas in the early 1960's, where he played various kinds of criminals in each. Here he's the money-backed, sophisticated heist planner. In The Break he's a cut-throat escaped prisoner. In Payroll he's an educated yet very nervous and paranoid office worker, in over his head. In The Marked Ones he's an ex-con husband/father battling former criminal associates.
Opening credits: All characters and events in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.