The League of Gentlemen (1961)

  • NR
  • 01/24/1961 (US)
  • Comedy, Crime
  • 1h 56m

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

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.

Basil Dearden

Director

Bryan Forbes

Screenplay

John Boland

Novel

Cast

Jack Hawkins's headshot

Jack Hawkins

Hyde
Nigel Patrick's headshot

Nigel Patrick

Race
Roger Livesey's headshot

Roger Livesey

Mycroft
Richard Attenborough's headshot

Richard Attenborough

Lexy
Bryan Forbes's headshot

Bryan Forbes

Porthill
Kieron Moore's headshot

Kieron Moore

Stevens
Terence Alexander's headshot

Terence Alexander

Rupert
Norman Bird's headshot

Norman Bird

Weaver

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