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The League of Gentlemen
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.
1960 · Directed by Basil Dearden · 116 min · Comedy · Crime · 8 frames
Tagline
What is the league ... Who are the gentlemen ?
Crew
- Screenplay: Bryan Forbes
- Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
- Edited by: John D. Guthridge
- Music: Philip Green
- Produced by: Michael Relph
Cast
- Jack Hawkins as Hyde
- Nigel Patrick as Race
- Roger Livesey as Mycroft
- Richard Attenborough as Lexy
- Bryan Forbes as Porthill
- Kieron Moore as Stevens
- Terence Alexander as Rupert
- Norman Bird as Weaver
- Robert Coote as Bunny Warren
- Melissa Stribling as Peggy
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Allied Film Makers
- Themes: war veteran, bank robber, gang of thieves, heist, black and white
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