Band of Thieves

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Band of Thieves (1962)

Directed by Peter Bezencenet

Crime, Music · 1h 09m

A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.

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Cast

Acker Bilk Self
C
Colin Smith Flash
J
Jonathan Mortimer Fingers
R
Ronald McKay Scouse
R
Roy James Dippy
S
Stan Greig Haggis
E
Ernest Price The Mole Geoffrey Sumner The Governor
J
Jimmy Thompson Dandy Jennifer Jayne Anne Arthur Mullard Getaway Maudie Edwards The Duchess

Crew

Director
Peter Bezencenet
Screenplay
Lyn Fairhurst
Director of Photography
Nicolas Roeg

Details

Release date
1962-08-30
Runtime
1h 09m
Genres
Crime, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
The Rank Organisation