A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)

Based on one of the biggest robberies in London

An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an audacious bank job in central London.

Date of release
1980-03-16
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Action
Director
Ralph Thomas

Casting

Interesting facts

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square is a 1980 British heist film directed by Ralph Thomas, written by Guy Elmes and starring Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias and David Niven. It is subtitled "based on one of the biggest robberies in London". The film takes its name from the 1940 published song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square".

Production

The film was based on a real robbery in London in 1975.

It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London in 1979. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Couch.

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