Starring: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James, Alfie Bass
Director: Charles Crichton
Vatican
Top 45 - Art
Sir Alec
Guinness received his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his
delightful performance as Henry Holland, a meek clerk who devises an
ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. But
when Henry and his odd accomplice (Stanley Holloway of My Fair Lady
fame) melt the gold into souvenir Eiffel Towers to smuggle into France,
their perfect crime becomes a disastrous caper of Cockney crooks,
customs chaos and an ill-timed group of British schoolgirls, all
leading to some of the most hilarious and unexpected surprises in
criminal history.
Sidney James (of the Carry On
series) and a young Audrey Hepburn co-star in this beloved Ealing
Studios hit directed by Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda, The
Titfield Thunderbolt) that won the 1951 Academy Award for Best
Screenplay, The Alec Guinness Collection presents this screen legend's
classic comedies including Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers,
The Man in the White Suit and The Captain's Paradise, all still
considered to be among the greatest comedies ever made.
MPAA
Rating : Not Rated. IMDB Parents Guide
USCCB
Rating : A-II --
adults and adolescents.
Movie Review
Run
Time: 81 Minutes
Black & White
Languages: English, French
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