The Lavender Hill Mob
1951·United Kingdom·81 min.
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Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is a shy retiring man who dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.
DirectorCharles Crichton
ScreenwriterT.E.B. Clarke
MusicGeorges Auric
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
CastAlec Guinness·Stanley Holloway·Sid James·Alfie Bass·Marjorie Fielding·John Gregson·Clive Morton·Robert Shaw·Audrey Hepburn
Original titleThe Lavender Hill Mob