The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

Directed by

Charles Crichton

Genre

heist film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 289 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A meek bank clerk plans to steal a shipment of gold bars with a friend. They recruit two other men to help pull off the heist.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyclevercharmingamusingplayfulwitty

What happens

The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 British comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hill, a street in Battersea, a district in London SW11, near to Clapham Junction railway station. It was one of the first films to feature Audrey Hepburn, in a minor role. The British Film Institute ranked The Lavender Hill Mob the 17th greatest British film of all time. The original film was digitally restored and re-released to UK cinemas on 29 July 2011 to celebrate its 60th anniversary. It is one of fifteen films listed in the category "Art" on the Vatican film list. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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