Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
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Alec Guinness
Professor Marcus
Cecil Parker
Claude, alias 'Major Courtney'
Herbert Lom
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Peter Sellers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Danny Green
'One-Round', alias 'Mr. Lawson'
Katie Johnson
Mrs. Wilberforce
Jack Warner
The Superintendent
Philip Stainton
The Sergeant
Frankie Howerd
The Barrow Boy
Madge Brindley
Large Lady (uncredited)
Director
Alexander Mackendrick
Screenplay
William Rose
Tagline
"Who was that lady I saw you outwit last night? That was no lady … That was ‘Mum’ Wilberforce, …"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Ealing Studios, Michael Balcon Productions
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