Directed by:
Basil DeardenScreenplay:
Bryan ForbesCinematography:
Arthur IbbetsonComposer:
Philip GreenVOD (2)
Plots(1)
A disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced collegues to perform a bank robbery with military precision. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jack Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099092_f90485.jpg)
Jack Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
![Roger Livesey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505250_9c4253.jpg)
Roger Livesey
UK
Best movies:
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
![Richard Attenborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269536_c92229.jpg)
Richard Attenborough
UK
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Great Escape (1963)
Hamlet (1996)
![Bryan Forbes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494632_aeffd5.jpg)
Bryan Forbes
UK
Best movies:
The Million Pound Note (1954)
King Rat (1965)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
![Kieron Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421423_0ebff8.jpg)
Kieron Moore
Ireland
Best movies:
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Anna Karenina (1948)
![Nanette Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885962_d3390e.jpg)
Nanette Newman
UK
Best movies:
The Raging Moon (1971)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
![Oliver Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267630_78adbe.jpg)
Oliver Reed
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
![Nigel Green](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/537/162537257_7da003.jpg)
Nigel Green
South Africa
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
![Nigel Patrick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653363_6bf45b.jpg)
Nigel Patrick
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
![Terence Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444370_2e9798.jpg)
Terence Alexander
UK
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Waterloo (1970)
The Internecine Project (1974)
![Patrick Jordan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712170_fa3ccd.jpg)
Patrick Jordan
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Melissa Stribling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/087/160087004_80cff3.jpg)
Melissa Stribling
UK
Best movies:
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Dracula (1958)
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) - a.f.
![Norman Bird](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/721/160721127_9d6e49.jpg)
Norman Bird
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Shadowlands (1993)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
![Bruce Seton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/856/160856560_7ba471.jpg)
Bruce Seton
India
Best movies:
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Doctor in the House (1954)
![Gerald Harper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375697_6f5e72.jpg)
Gerald Harper
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Dinsdale Landen
UK
Best movies:
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Traitor to Memory (2004) (TV movie)
International Velvet (1978)
Doris Hare
UK
Best movies:
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Second Best (1994)
Mettons les voiles (1990)
![Cyril Chamberlain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/475/161475991_75f944.jpg)
Cyril Chamberlain
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
![Patrick Wymark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/398/161398650_b98ac0.jpg)
Patrick Wymark
UK
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Cromwell (1970)