The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

116 mins | Crime, Comedy, Thriller | April 15, 1960

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.

The League of Gentlemen

116 mins | Crime, Comedy, Thriller | April 15, 1960

The League of 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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Allied Film Makers
Original title The League of Gentlemen
Directors Basil Dearden
Writers John Boland, Bryan Forbes

Cast

Jack Hawkins

as Hyde

Nigel Patrick

as Race

Roger Livesey

as Mycroft

Bryan Forbes

as Porthill

Kieron Moore

as Stevens

Terence Alexander

as Rupert

Norman Bird

as Weaver

Robert Coote

as Bunny Warren

Nanette Newman

as Elizabeth

Lydia Sherwood

as Hilda

Doris Hare

as Molly Weaver

David Lodge

as C.S.M.

Patrick Wymark

as Wylie

Gerald Harper

as Captain Saunders

Brian Murray

as Grogan

Oliver Reed

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Nigel Green

as Kissing Man in Trunk (Uncredited)