The League of Gentlemen (1960)
- Directed by
- Basil Dearden
- Genre
- comedy film, heist film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 105 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of former British Army officers team up to plan a bank robbery in London. They steal weapons from an army camp and try to frame the IRA for the theft.
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What happens
The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British heist action comedy film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey and Richard Attenborough. It is based on John Boland's 1958 novel of the same name, and features a screenplay written by Bryan Forbes, who also co-starred in the film. In the film, former officers of the British Army plan a bank robbery in the City of London. They raid an army training camp in Dorset to get the weapons they need, and frame the Irish Republican Army (IRA) for the raid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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