Uniform Title |
Lavender Hill mob (Motion picture : 1951) |
Title |
The Lavender Hill mob. |
Published |
[Australia] : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2022. |
©1951 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (78 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D49229. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
"Digitally restored" -- Cover. |
Special features: Introduction by Martin Scorsese ; Excerpt from BECTU History Project ; Interview with Charles Chricton ; Good Afternoon: Mavis Interviews T.E.B. Clarke ; Behind the scenes stills gallery ; Trailer. |
Credits |
Directed by Charles Crichton ; written by T. E. B. Clarke ; produced by Michael Balcon. |
Performers |
Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James, Alfie Bass. |
Summary |
A meek clerk devises an ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. But when the gold is melted into souvenir Eiffel Towers to smuggle into France, their perfect crime becomes a disastrous and hilarious caper. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Full frame 1.33:1. |
Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Robbery -- Drama |
Gold smuggling -- Drama |
Bank employees -- Drama |
Bank robberies -- Drama |
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- Drama |
Feature films -- Great Britain |
Motion pictures, British |
Genre |
Caper films |
Comedy films |
Crime films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999 director. |
Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 actor. |
Holloway, Stanley actor. |
James, Sidney actor. |
Bass, Alfie actor. |
Series |
Classics remastered |
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