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The League of Gentlemen is a British film of genre Drama directed by Basil Dearden released in USA on 24 january 1961 with Jack Hawkins
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 january 1961
Length 1h56
Directed by Basil Dearden
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Heist films
Rating71%
The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime drama directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, and Richard Attenborough. It is based on the 1958 novel The League of Gentlemen by John Boland and adapted by Bryan Forbes, who also starred in the film.
Synopsis
A manhole opens at night in an empty street and out climbs Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Hyde (Jack Hawkins) in a dinner suit. He gets into a Rolls-Royce and drives home. There, he prepares seven envelopes, each containing an American crime paperback called The Golden Fleece, ten £5-notes cut in half (i.e. £50 in total with the other halves) and an unsigned invitation from “Co-operative Removals Limited” to lunch at the Cafe Royal.Actors
Jack Hawkins
(Hyde)
Nigel Patrick
(Race)
Roger Livesey
(Mycroft)
Bryan Forbes
(Porthill)
Richard Attenborough
(Lexy)
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