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The Lavender Hill Mob( 1951)

TV-MAComedyCrime
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The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!

Overview

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alec Guinness

      Henry 'Dutch' Holland

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      Stanley Holloway

      Albert Pendlebury

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      Sid James

      Lackery

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      Alfie Bass

      Shorty

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      Marjorie Fielding

      Mrs. Chalk

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      Edie Martin

      Miss Evesham

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      John Salew

      Parkin

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      Ronald Adam

      Turner

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      Arthur Hambling

      Wallis

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      Gibb McLaughlin

      Godwin

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      John Gregson

      Farrow

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      Clive Morton

      Station Sergeant

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      Sydney Tafler

      Clayton

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      Marie Burke

      Señora Gallardo

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      Audrey Hepburn

      Chiquita

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      William Fox

      Gregory

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      Michael Trubshawe

      British Ambassador

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      Ann Heffernan

      Kiosk Girl

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      Jacques Brunius

      Customs Official

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      Eugene Deckers

      Customs Official

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      Paul Demel

      Customs Official

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      Andreas Malandrinos

      Customs Official

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Commander

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      Tony Quinn

      Deputy Commander

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      Moultrie Kelsall

      Detective Superintendant

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      Christopher Hewett

      Inspector Talbot

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      Meredith Edwards

      P. C. Williams

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      Patrick Barr

      Divisional Detective Inspector

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      David Davies

      City Policeman

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      Robert Shaw

      Chemist at Police Exhibition

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      Richard Davies

      Police Driver

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    A review by CharlesTheBold

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    Written by CharlesTheBold on Fri Mar 03 2017
    Henry Holland ( Alec Guinness) is a clerk at the Bank of England. Because of his perfect record and self-effacing manner, he is considered thoroughly trustworthy and is even assigned to accompany shipments of gold. In reality Holland has a carefully hidden desire to commit the Perfect Crime, and is waiting for the big chance. The big chance comes when he befriends another frustrated man, Pendlebury (Stanley Halloway) who has the foreign connections that Holland needs. The result is a hilarious parody of the traditional gangster movie, which plays all the traditional tropes for laughs -- ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • gold
    • bank
    • souvenir
    • police chase
    • ealing
    • armored car robbery
    • eiffel tower, paris
    • foundry
    • bank clerk