The Big Job (1965)
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.
- Gerald Thomas
- Talbot Rothwell
- John Antrobus
Rating: 6.6/10 by 24 users
Alternative Title:
What a Carry On: The Big Job - US
Atraco imperfecto - ES
Risquons le gros coup - FR
I megali kobina - GR
Folytassa, ha már otthagyta! - HU
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: prison, stolen money, police station, bank robbery, old gang
It's a sort of carry-on-criminal, this one - with a reliable cast of British actors - Sid James, Sylvia & Joan Sims and Lance Percival amongst the stalwarts who recount this rather daft story of a bank robbery that goes a bit wrong! They get caught, sent down for fifteen years and when they escape, all set for a life on the Riviera - they discover the tree trunk in which Sid deposited the loot is now part of a police station. It's a jolly effort that sees them come up with all sorts of wheezes to try and recover their loot from under the unintentionally watchful eyes of "Sgt." Derek Guyler that raises a titter now and again. Maybe a bit on the long side; the joke wears thin after about an hour, and the humour hasn't really lasted that well - but it's still a good ensemble performance.
