The Lavender Hill Mob
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The Lavender Hill Mob

The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!

7.2 / 10 1951 1h 18mNR English
ComedyCrime

Storyline

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

Cast & Crew

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Henry 'Dutch' Holland

Lead
Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Albert Pendlebury

Sidney James

Sidney James

Lackery

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Shorty

Marjorie Fielding

Marjorie Fielding

Mrs. Chalk

Edie Martin

Edie Martin

Miss Evesham

John Salew

John Salew

Parkin

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Turner

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Crichton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Lavender Hill Mob is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker