Storyline
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.
Principal Cast
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
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Philip Stainton
The Sergeant
Media Information
DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
StatusReleased
Runtime91 min
Genres
ComedyCrime
Release Date1955-12-08
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Production
Ealing Studios
Michael Balcon Productions