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Why this pick
A brisk British crooks-versus-police farce, with Peter Sellers leading a comic underworld forced into an unlikely arrangement. It shares The Big Job’s cheeky criminal camaraderie and light, chaotic momentum.
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Why this pick
This prison-set caper turns confinement, bungled planning and an ensemble of comic criminals into buoyant mischief—very close to the genial British farce and jailbreak-adjacent energy of The Big Job.
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Why this pick
A gang on the run finds an eccentric refuge in this warm, low-stakes British crime comedy. Its appeal is the same easygoing collision of crooks, mishaps and colorful characters.
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Why this pick
A respectable-looking group moonlights as thieves in a polished, playful caper. Like The Big Job, it favors comic schemes, ensemble timing and a distinctly British lack of menace.
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Why this pick
Two brothers attempt a seemingly impossible London theft in a jaunty, stylish 1960s caper. It retains the pleasure of audacious planning and comic criminal confidence without becoming hard-edged.
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01 / THE STORY
UK, 1950. A gang of robbers led by the self-proclaimed George 'The Great' Brain (Sid James) rob a bank, stealing £50,000. However, due to a mix-up, they are pursued and caught by the police. He manages to stash away the money in a case in the trunk of a hollow tree, before he is collared. The gang are then sentenced to serve fifteen years in Wormwood Scrubs (HM Prison).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
George Brain
Frederick 'Booky' Binns
Timothy 'Dipper' Day
Sally Gamely
Register Office Official
Henry Blobbitt
Judge
Bank Cashier
