Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Basil Dearden's London underground ; series 25 |
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Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 25, Basil Dearden's London underground.
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System Details |
DVD, NSTC, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital mono. |
Cast |
Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, Kieron Moore, Terence Alexander, Robert Coote. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Arthur Ibbetson ; editor, John D. Guthridge ; music, Philip Green. |
Note |
From the novel by John Boland. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. |
Summary |
Bitter about being forced into retirement, a colonel (wittily embodied by Jack Hawkins) ropes a cadre of former British army men into aiding him in a one-million-pound bank robbery, a risky, multitiered plan that involves infiltrating a military compound. |
Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Subject |
Boland, John, 1913-1976 -- Film adaptations.
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Retired military personnel -- England -- Drama.
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Bank robberies -- England -- Drama.
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Bank robberies. (OCoLC)fst00826782
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Retired military personnel. (OCoLC)fst01096238
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Caper films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Caper films. (OCoLC)fst01710281
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Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Fiction films.
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Adaptation -- Feature.
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Caper -- Feature.
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Crime -- Feature.
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Added Author |
Dearden, Basil, 1911-1971. Director.
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Relph, Michael, 1915-2004. Producer.
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Forbes, Bryan, 1926-2013. Screenwriter. Actor.
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Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973. Actor.
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Patrick, Nigel. Actor.
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Livesey, Roger, 1906-1976. Actor.
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Attenborough, Richard. Actor.
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Forbes, Bryan, 1926-2013. Actor.
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Moore, Kieron, 1924-2007. Actor.
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Alexander, Terence, 1923-2009. Actor.
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Coote, Robert, 1909-1982. Actor.
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Green, Philip, 1911-1982. Composer.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Boland, John, 1913-1976.
League of gentlemen.
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Allied Film Makers (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604653762 (set of four ; Basil Dearden's London Underground) |
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1604653760 (set of four ; Basil Dearden's London Underground) |
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9781604653786 |
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1604653787 |
Music No. |
ECL117 The Criterion Collection |
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