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The Big Job

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6.6/10 • 24

1965-01-011h 28m

ComedyCrimeMysteryAction

Carry On Robbing!

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.

Directors
Gerald Thomas
Writters
Talbot Rothwell
Editors
Talbot Rothwell, Rod Nelson-Keys

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  1. Sid James

    Sid James

    George Brain

  2. Sylvia Syms

    Sylvia Syms

    Myrtle Robbins

  3. Dick Emery

    Dick Emery

    Frederick 'Booky' Binns

  4. Joan Sims

    Joan Sims

    Mildred Gamely

  5. Lance Percival

    Lance Percival

    Timothy 'Dipper' Day

  6. Jim Dale

    Jim Dale

    Harold

  7. Edina Ronay

    Edina Ronay

    Sally Gamely

  8. Deryck Guyler

    Deryck Guyler

    Police Sergeant

  9. Reginald Beckwith

    Reginald Beckwith

    Register Office Official

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CinemaSerf

Sep 5, 2024

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
prisonstolen moneypolice stationbank robberyold gang