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The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen

What is the league ... Who are the gentlemen ?

19607.01h 56m

Overview

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.

Directed by Basil Dearden
Written by Bryan Forbes, John Boland
Produced by Michael Relph
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Top Cast

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Hyde

Nigel Patrick

Nigel Patrick

Race

Roger Livesey

Roger Livesey

Mycroft

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Lexy

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Porthill

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Stevens

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Rupert

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Weaver

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Bunny Warren

Melissa Stribling

Melissa Stribling

Peggy

Themes & Keywords

war veteranbank robbergang of thievesheistblack and white

About The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen is a comedy, crime film released in 1960 exploring themes of war veteran, bank robber, gang of thieves, heist, black and white. Directed by Basil Dearden, it stars Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey. 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.

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