The Lavender Hill Mob
“The men who broke the bank and lost the cargo!”
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
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Cast
33 people
Alec Guinness
Henry 'Dutch' Holland
Known for
Star Wars
Lawrence of Arabia
Stanley Holloway
Albert Pendlebury
Known for
My Fair Lady
Brief Encounter
Sidney James
Lackery Wood
Known for
Carry On Cleo
A King in New York
Alfie Bass
Shorty Fisher
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Marjorie Fielding
Mrs. Chalk
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Mandy
Conspirator
Edie Martin
Miss Evesham
Known for
The Man in the White Suit
The Titfield Thunderbolt
John Salew
Parkin
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Night of the Demon
Ronald Adam
Turner
Known for
The Haunting
The Tomb of Ligeia
Arthur Hambling
Wallis
Known for
Odd Man Out
Gibb McLaughlin
Godwin
Known for
The Farmer's Wife
Oliver Twist
John Gregson
Farrow
Known for
The Battle of the River Plate
Genevieve
Clive Morton
Station Sergeant
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Richard III
Charles Crichton Director · T. E. B. Clarke Screenplay Georges Auric Composer
Worldwide gross $31K · United States release October 15, 1951 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$31,288
Production
Ealing Studios
Production · Studio
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 28, 1951
Theatrical · London
United States · October 15, 1951
Theatrical · New York
Brazil
January 1, 1952 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 12, 1951 · Theatrical
France
October 9, 1951 · Theatrical
February 5, 2013 · Physical · DVD
October 8, 2014 · Theatrical · Reprise
February 18, 2016 · Digital · VOD
April 2, 2021 · Digital · Arte
Germany
January 1, 1952 · Theatrical
Greece
August 13, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
July 19, 2007 · Theatrical · DVD
July 29, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
January 6, 1952 · Theatrical
Spain
October 20, 1952 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 10, 1951 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 29, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 4K Restoration
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