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A Touch of Larceny is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Guy Hamilton with James Mason
A Touch of Larceny (1960)
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Add to a movie listA Touch of Larceny is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles, Harry Andrews, Rachel Gurney, and John Le Mesurier. It is based on a diverting and mildly cynical novel, The Megstone Plot (1956), by Paul Winterton under the pseudonym Andrew Garve.
The film was nominated for the BAFTA award for Best British Screenplay but it lost to The Angry Silence.
Synopsis
A naval war hero but a bit of a scoundrel, Commander Max Easton has a position with the Admiralty but spends most of his time playing squash and pursuing women.Actors
James Mason
(Cmdr. Max Easton)
George Sanders
(Sir Charles Holland)
Vera Miles
(Virginia Killain)
Ollie Johnston
(Minister)
Robert Flemyng
(Cmdr. John Larkin)
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