Comedy ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1951 · 1h 18m

The Lavender Hill Mob

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Director
Charles Crichton
Cast
Alec Guinness as Henry 'Dutch' Holland Stanley Holloway as Albert Pendlebury Sidney James as Lackery Alfie Bass as Shorty Marjorie Fielding as Mrs. Chalk Edie Martin as Miss Evesham
Crew
Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography Seth Holt — Editor Georges Auric — Original Music Composer T. E. B. Clarke — Screenplay Michael Balcon — Producer Anthony Mendleson — Costume Design
Tagline

The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!

Synopsis

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

Trailer The Lavender Hill Mob — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
goldbanksouvenirpolice chaseblack and whiteealingarmored car robberyeiffel tower, parisfoundrybank clerk
Key Collaborators
Charles Crichton Director Douglas Slocombe Director of Photography Seth Holt Editor Georges Auric Original Music Composer T. E. B. Clarke Screenplay Michael Balcon Producer Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
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