I'm looking for the name of an old movie, which if i remember well was
black and white.  I dont remember much of it, but I know the
protagonists were some kind of criminals, which after a failed robbery
(i think) take refuge in a sort of house.  In the end only 2 remain
alive and they are being flooded by police who want to get them out. 
So they kill each other to avoid capture.

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Clarification of Question by sanb-ga on 25 Dec 2005 10:36 PST

I should have stated this in the question.  They kill each other by
embracing and shooting each other in the head.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 25 Dec 2005 11:21 PST

The plot that you've described reminds me of "Operation Daybreak":

"The plot involves resistance fighters / allied soldiers fighting the
Germans behind the lines in france or belgium. One of the last scenes
is set in the crypt of a church. With the two main characters trapped
by the Germans who decide to flood them out. As the water rises they
realise there is no escape and simultaneously shoot each other in the
head in a desperate suicide pact."

http://www.datafriend.com/timc/found1200.html

Could this be your film?

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Clarification of Question by sanb-ga on 27 Dec 2005 11:38 PST

I think it is yes.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 27 Dec 2005 12:08 PST

If my suggestion of "Operation Daybreak" is fully satisfactory, I'll
be glad to post it as your official answer. If not, your question can
remain open to other Researchers. How would you like to proceed?

I'm glad to have been able to help you identify your movie as
"Operation Daybreak" (also known under the titles "Seven Met at
Daybreak" and "The Price of Freedom").

Quite a bit of info about the film is available on the Internet Movie Database:

Internet Movie Database: Operation Daybreak (1975)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0075019/

Although this movie is not in current release on video, a South Korean
DVD was issued commercially, and the DVD is widely offered by eBay.com
and Half.com merchants:

eBay.com: "operation daybreak" DVD
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=%22operation+daybreak%22+dvd&category0=

Half.com: Operation Daybreak
http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQcpidZ2022080QQprZ3248130

My Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "operation daybreak" flood OR flooded OR flooding
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22operation+daybreak%22+flood+OR+flooded+OR+flooding

I hope this is helpful! If anything is unclear or incomplete, please
request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before
you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

I think you might be thinking of an old Humphrey Bogart move called
The Desperate Hours (1955).

Sounds like the original Ladykillers with Peter Sellers.

no, it's definately not a comedy, so Ladykillers is out of the question.

It could be Operation Daybreak though, I saw it too much long ago to
remember the details, and the plot seems to make sense with the bits i
remember.

Yes, it's satisfactory.  thanks

I'm sorry to see from your rating that you were not fully satisfied.
If you needed something further, I'd have been glad to try to provide
it.

~pinkfreud

Ooops, I hit the wrong star.  No obviously I'm satisfied, I asked for
the name of the movie, and you provided it.

Didn't understand what the google search strategy is, but it's ok.

Yes, the film you've described is definately "Operation Daybreak"
It was based on the true story of Czech assassins who were trained
here in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire and parachuted into Prague to
kill Heydrich, Himmler's right hand man and the architect of the
concentration camps.

Oh yeah, I just remembered that the mission was called "Operation Anthropoid"