Film

The League of Gentlemen 1960

Directed by Basil Dearden

  • Comedy, Crime
  • 116 min
  • NR

What is the league ... Who are the gentlemen ?

Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.

ComedyCrimewar veteranbank robbergang of thievesheistblack and white

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