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6.2/10 • 5

1965-09-271h 13m

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In this swinging romp through 1960s London, the frenzied manager of mod-rockers the Small Faces (made up of Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane) gets into trouble when he agrees to use the band to smuggle diamonds out of the country. Songs include the Small Faces' "I've Got Mine," "It's Too Late," "Come On Children" and "Don't Stop What You're Doing" and The Chantelles' "I Think of You" and "Please Don't Kiss Me."

Directors
Jeremy Summers
Editors
Sidney Stone

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  1. William Lucas

    William Lucas

    Major Fairclough

  2. Kenneth Cope

    Kenneth Cope

    Lester Benson

  3. Conrad Phillips

    Conrad Phillips

    Tom Jenkins

  4. Patsy Rowlands

    Patsy Rowlands

    Mrs. Edgecomb

  5. George Mikell

    George Mikell

    Paul Verlekt

  6. Burnell Tucker

    Burnell Tucker

    Dale Meredith

  7. Anna Carteret

    Anna Carteret

    Gay Jenkins

  8. Vanda Godsell

    Vanda Godsell

    Mrs. Jenkins

  9. Gertan Klauber

    Gertan Klauber

    Meverhof

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CinemaSerf

Sep 5, 2024

5/10

I'm not sure if the Chantelles, Kiki Dee and the Small Faces had the same record company, but you could easily be forgiven for thinking so as they feature substantially amongst this otherwise rather poor diamond heist caper with William Lucas as "Maj. Fairclough" who ropes the heavily indebted Kenneth Cope ("Benson") who manages the Small Faces, into a diamond smuggling racket using the famous "Big L" pirate radio ship as their conduit to Rotterdam. The performances - especially an early one from Kiki Dee are all this has going for it - and that's not really saying much. The sheer silliness of the last half hour as the police close in on their safecracker tests even the most enthusiastic supporter of serendipity in a police investigation. If you are a fan of 1960s pop culture, then it might just be worth watching but otherwise...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
concertrock bandswinging 60sdiamond theft