Comedy Crime
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.
Directed by
Basil Dearden
Richard Attenborough
Lexy
Norman Bird
Weaver
Oliver Reed
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Jack Hawkins
Hyde
Terence Alexander
Rupert
John Richardson
Elizabeth's Lover (uncredited)
Nanette Newman
Elizabeth
Dinsdale Landen
Young Man in Gym (uncredited)
Norman Rossington
Staff Sergeant Hall (uncredited)
Roger Hammond
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Nigel Green
Kissing Man in Truck (Uncredited)
Nigel Patrick
Race
Kieron Moore
Stevens
Robert Coote
Bunny Warren
Bruce Seton
Patrolman (uncredited)
Brian Murray
Grogan
Patrick Jordan
Sergeant (uncredited)
Roger Livesey
Mycroft
Tony Wager
Army Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
David Lodge
C.S.M.
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Police Superintendent (uncredited)
Patrick Wymark
Wylie
Melissa Stribling
Peggy
Lydia Sherwood
Hilda
Doris Hare
Molly Weaver
Cyril Chamberlain
AA Patrolman (uncredited)
Marie Burke
Mrs Boyle (uncredited)
Gerald Harper
Captain Saunders
Terence Edmond
Young PC (uncredited)
Claire Gordon
Porthill's Blonde (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs
Small Girl (uncredited)
Terence Plummer
Soldier (uncredited)
Beverly Bennett
Young Girl (uncredited)
Ernest Fennemore
Soldier (uncredited)
Gerry Judge
Waiter (uncredited)
Tony Thawnton
Head Waiter (uncredited)
Ned Lynch
Bank Official (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Bank Official (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Bank Official (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Security Van Driver (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Constable (uncredited)
Norman Morris
Cafe Royal Manager (uncredited)
Mike Conner
Policeman (uncredited)
Pearl Walters
Lady on Street (uncredited)

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