Dateline Diamonds
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Dateline Diamonds

6.5 / 10 1965 1h 13mNR English
ComedyMusicCrime

Storyline

In this swinging romp through 1960s London, the frenzied manager of mod-rockers the Small Faces (made up of Steve Marriott, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ronnie Lane) gets into trouble when he agrees to use the band to smuggle diamonds out of the country. Songs include the Small Faces' "I've Got Mine," "It's Too Late," "Come On Children" and "Don't Stop What You're Doing" and The Chantelles' "I Think of You" and "Please Don't Kiss Me."

Cast & Crew

William Lucas

William Lucas

Major Fairclough

Lead
Kenneth Cope

Kenneth Cope

Lester Benson

Conrad Phillips

Conrad Phillips

Tom Jenkins

PR

Patsy Rowlands

Mrs. Edgecomb

GM

George Mikell

Paul Verlekt

Burnell Tucker

Burnell Tucker

Dale Meredith

AC

Anna Carteret

Gay Jenkins

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Mrs. Jenkins

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jeremy Summers's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Dateline Diamonds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker