The League of Gentlemen

Name: The League of Gentlemen
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1960-04-15
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes

1960·Movie·NR·116 min·★ 7.0(103)

Comedy Crime More English titles

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

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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About The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 English-language comedy and crime film directed by Basil Dearden. The cast is led by Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey. It has a runtime of 1h 56m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

The League of Gentlemen was produced by Allied Film Makers and made in United Kingdom. It was released on April 15, 1960, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Basil Dearden
Writers: Bryan Forbes
Release date: April 15, 1960
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Production: Allied Film Makers

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The League of Gentlemen cast & crew

The League of Gentlemen was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Bryan Forbes.

The cast features Jack Hawkins as Hyde, Nigel Patrick as Race, Roger Livesey as Mycroft, Richard Attenborough as Lexy, Bryan Forbes as Porthill, and Kieron Moore as Stevens.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Philip Green, cinematography is by Arthur Ibbetson, and it was produced by Michael Relph.

Is The League of Gentlemen worth watching?

The League of Gentlemen holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 103 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 56m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and crime, The League of Gentlemen is worth a place on your watchlist.

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