The League of Gentlemen (Dearden, 1960) (Special Edition)

It’s a shame that this title is now so ineluctably associated with the TV comedy show that hijacked it – Dearden & Forbes’ smart and intelligent British heist movie is... more >

It’s a shame that this title is now so ineluctably associated with the TV comedy show that hijacked it – Dearden & Forbes’ smart and intelligent British heist movie is as diverting as ever. Dearden was always a journeyman director, but Bryan Forbes’ machine-tooled script drew a career-best job from him. Jack Hawkins excels as a former army officer bitter at being forced to retire early. Using his special access to top-secret military personnel files he begins to plot a daring £1 million bank robbery – and sets about gathering a highly skilled, team of accomplices. A who’s who of 1960’s cinema, the film’s copper-bottomed cast include Nigel Patrick Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough and writer Bryan Forbes himself (who provides a commentary along with other intriguing extras). < less

Forget the comedy series, this is a top-notch heist movie, a British Ocean’s Eleven. more >

Forget the comedy series, this is a top-notch heist movie, a British Ocean’s Eleven. < less

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DVD Extras

• Trailer
• Image Gallery
• South Bank Show: Richard Attenborough special
• Script PDF
• Commentary with Bryan Forbes and Nannette Newman.

Film Details

Cast

Richard Attenborough, Roger Livesey, Jack Hawkins, Patrick Wymark

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