The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert DayDirector
- Len HeathScreenplay
- John WarrenScreenplay
Cast
- Peter SellersDodger Lane
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSoapy Stevens
- Maurice DenhamGovernor Horatio Bennett
- Irene HandlMrs. Price
- David LodgeJelly Knight
- Lionel JeffriesChief Prison Officer Sidney Crout
- Liz FraserEthel
- Bernard CribbinsLennie Price
- Beryl ReidMiss Pringle
- Walter HuddReverend Patterson
- George WoodbridgeChief Prison Officer Jenkins
- John Glyn-JonesLawyer