The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic90/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
298 audience votes
Key crew
- T. E. B. ClarkeScreenplay
- Charles CrichtonDirector
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alec GuinnessHenry 'Dutch' Holland
- Stanley HollowayAlbert Pendlebury
- Sidney JamesLackery Wood
- Alfie BassShorty Fisher
- Marjorie FieldingMrs. Chalk
- Edie MartinMiss Evesham
- John SalewParkin
- Ronald AdamTurner
- Arthur HamblingWallis
- Gibb McLaughlinGodwin
- John GregsonFarrow
- Clive MortonStation Sergeant
Stills
Themes
goldbanksouvenirpolice chaseblack and whiteealingarmored car robberyeiffel tower, parisfoundrybank clerkcheerful