Band of Thieves (1962)
A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.
- Date of release
- 1962-08-30
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Genres
- Crime, Music
- Director
- Peter Bezencenet
Casting
- Acker Bilk — Self
- Colin Smith — Flash
- Jonathan Mortimer — Fingers
- Ronald McKay — Scouse
- Roy James — Dippy
- Stan Greig — Haggis
- Ernest Price — The Mole
- Geoffrey Sumner — The Governor
- Jimmy Thompson — Dandy
- Jennifer Jayne — Anne
- Arthur Mullard — Getaway
- Maudie Edwards — The Duchess
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