Two-Way Stretch

1960 84 min ★ 6.8 Comedy, Crime

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.

Cast

Peter Sellers

Dodger Lane

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Soapy Stevens

Maurice Denham

Governor Horatio Bennett

Irene Handl

Mrs. Price

David Lodge

Jelly Knight

Lionel Jeffries

Chief Prison Officer Sidney Crout

Liz Fraser

Ethel

Bernard Cribbins

Lennie Price

Beryl Reid

Miss Pringle

Walter Hudd

Reverend Patterson

Details

Director

Robert Day

Screenplay

John Warren

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Vale Film Productions, Shepperton Productions

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

November 2, 2023

★ 6/10

I was never an huge fan of Peter Sellers's films, but this one works quite well. Incarcerated, he is living the life of Riley with his two cellmates during Her Majesty's pleasure when their erstwhile colleague (a bit more of a substantial part for the engaging Wilfred Hyde-White) dressed as a parson arrives to pay them a spiritual visit. It's at this rendezvous that he informs "Dodger" (PS) of his...