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The League of Gentlemen
“What is the league ... Who are the gentlemen ?”
7.0 / 10• 1960• 1h 56m•NR• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.
Cast & Crew
Jack Hawkins
Hyde
Lead
Nigel Patrick
Race
Roger Livesey
Mycroft
Richard Attenborough
Lexy
Bryan Forbes
Porthill
Kieron Moore
Stevens
Terence Alexander
Rupert
Norman Bird
Weaver
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Basil Dearden's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The League of Gentlemen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
