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Summary
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.
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- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
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Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+15
Released
1960
December 20, 1960
66 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
24 of 63
Peter SellersDodger Lane
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSoapy Stevens
Maurice DenhamGovernor Horatio Bennett
Irene HandlMrs. Price
David LodgeJelly Knight
Lionel JeffriesChief Prison Officer Sidney Crout
Liz FraserEthel
Bernard CribbinsLennie Price
Beryl ReidMiss Pringle
Walter HuddReverend Patterson
George WoodbridgeChief Prison Officer Jenkins
John Glyn-JonesLawyer
Cyril ChamberlainDay Gate Warder
Noel HoodMiss Prescott
Wallas EatonNight Gate Warder
Mario FabriziJones
Thorley WaltersColonel Parkright
Myrette MorvenMiss Meakin- EBEdwin BrownWarder Charlie
Andrew DownieGarden Warder- WAWilliam AbneyVisiting Room Warder
John WoodCaptain
Robert JamesPolice Superintendent
Warren MitchellTailor
Directing · 2
- Robert Day Director
- Kip Gowans Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Len Heath Screenplay
- John Warren Screenplay
- Vivian Cox Story
Production · 1
- E.M. Smedley-Aston Producer
Camera · 2
- Geoffrey Faithfull Director of Photography
- Frank Drake Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Bert Rule Editor
Sound · 2
- Maurice Askew Sound Recordist
- Paddy Cunningham Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- John Box Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Joyce James Hairdresser
- Jimmy Evans Makeup Artist
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