Directed by:
Charles CrichtonCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James, Alfie Bass, Gibb McLaughlin, John Gregson, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Desmond Llewelyn, Frederick Piper (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best movies:
![Stanley Holloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269503_dc8345.jpg)
Stanley Holloway
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Sidney James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274618_cc7ffc.jpg)
Sidney James
South Africa
Best movies:
The Detective (1954)
Big Time Operators (1957)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![Alfie Bass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273924_b5508a.jpg)
Alfie Bass
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Help! (1965)
![Gibb McLaughlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335607_a63765.jpg)
Gibb McLaughlin
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Night and the City (1950)
![John Gregson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/447/161447223_3e1a44.jpg)
John Gregson
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
![Audrey Hepburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/753/162753938_828ce8.jpg)
Audrey Hepburn
Belgium
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Roman Holiday (1953)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Robert Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/400/164400744_82a215.jpg)
Robert Shaw
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Jaws (1975)
Battle of Britain (1969)
![Desmond Llewelyn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/367/161367874_7c884c.jpg)
Desmond Llewelyn
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Cleopatra (1963)
![Frederick Piper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505327_68e88a.jpg)
Frederick Piper
UK
Best movies:
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Woman Alone (1936)
![Peter Bull](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272437_d12805.jpg)
Peter Bull
UK
Best movies:
Pavel Demel
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
It Happened One Sunday (1944)
Edie Martin
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
![Richard Wattis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399151_418332.jpg)
Richard Wattis
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Marie Ney
UK
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Blonde Sinner (1956)
Conspirator (1949)
![Patrick Barr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/198/160198152_09969f.gif)
Patrick Barr
India
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Great Train Robbery (1978)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Marie Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/566/161566323_d008bc.jpg)
Marie Burke
UK
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
The Green Man (1956)
Jacques B. Brunius
France
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
![Valerie Singleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/164/161164774_c7769a.jpg)
Valerie Singleton
UK
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)