Operation Snatch

Operation Snatch

87 mins | Comedy | March 1, 1962

Legend has it that if the famous Barbary Apes leave the Rock of Gibraltar, it's a sign that the British will lose control of it. During World War II, a British officer is put in charge of the apes. When he detects that the animals' morale is slipping, he hatches a plan to go behind the German lines to "kidnap" a new ape for his charges to lift their spirits before the Germans find out about their condition and use it as propaganda.

Operation Snatch

87 mins | Comedy | March 1, 1962

Operation Snatch
Legend has it that if the famous Barbary Apes leave the Rock of Gibraltar, it's a sign that the British will lose control of it. During World War II, a British officer is put in charge of the apes. When he detects that the animals' morale is slipping, he hatches a plan to go behind the German lines to "kidnap" a new ape for his charges to lift their spirits before the Germans find out about their condition and use it as propaganda.
Producers Lion International
Original title Operation Snatch
Directors Ross MacKenzie, Robert Day
Writers John Warren, Paul Mills, Len Heath, Alan Hackney

Cast

Terry-Thomas

as Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg

George Sanders

as Maj. Hobson

Lionel Jeffries

as Gunner Evans

Jocelyn Lane

as Bianca Tabori

Mark Eden

as Mosquito Pilot

Mario Fabrizi

as Tall Man

Gerard Heinz

as Col. Waldock