The Jokers (1967)
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Two brothers looking to avoid becoming pawns of the establishment come up with a better way of making a living -- through theft -- in this satiric comedy. David Tremayne (Oliver Reed) is a successful London architect, and his younger brother Michael (Michael Crawford) is weighing his options after… More Two brothers looking to avoid becoming pawns of the establishment come up with a better way of making a living -- through theft -- in this satiric comedy. David Tremayne (Oliver Reed) is a successful London architect, and his younger brother Michael (Michael Crawford) is weighing his options after being kicked out of school. The brothers share a bemused disgust with the world around them and a desire to get through life without the burden of labor; toward this end, one day they begin plotting an elaborate scheme to steal the British Crown Jewels. Mind you, they don't intend to sell them, or even keep them very long -- the idea is to return them after a week, simply to prove that it could indeed be done, and make themselves famous in the process. After studying the procedures of Scotland Yard's Bomb Disposal Unit, the inner working of the Tower of London's Jewel Room, and the London ambulance services, the Tremaynes come up with a foolproof plan -- they call in a bomb threat to the Tower, and they are able to enter the Jewel Room posing as men from the bomb squad. They then feign injury and are able to escape in an ambulance. It all seems simple enough, and it actually works, until Michael "forgets" his part of the agreement to take half of the responsibility for the theft. The supporting cast includes Edward Fox, Frank Finlay, and Harry Andrews. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Winner
- Written By
- Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 15, 1967 Wide
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Cast
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Michael Crawford
as Michael Tremayne
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Oliver Reed
as David Tremayne
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Harry Andrews
as Inspector Marryatt
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James Donald
as Col. Gurney-Simms
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Daniel Massey
as Riggs
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Gabriella Licudi
as Eve
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Michael Hordern
as Sir Matthew
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Lotte Tarp
as Inge
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Frank Finlay
as Harassed Man
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Warren Mitchell
as Lennie
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Rachel Kempson
as Mrs. Tremayne
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Peter Graves
as Mr. Tremayne
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Ingrid Brett
as Sarah
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Brian Wilde
as Sgt. Catchpole
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Michael Goodliffe
as Lt. Col. Paling
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William Devlin
as Brigadier
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William Mervyn
as Uncle Edward
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Kenneth Colley
as De Winter the Chauffeur
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Mark Burns
as Capt. Browning
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Brook Williams
as Capt. Green
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Brian Peck
as Policeman
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Basil Dignam
as Bank Manager
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John Kidd
as Solicitor
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Freda Jackson
as Mrs. Pervis
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Nan Munro
as Mrs. Jeffcock
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Edward Fox
as Lt. Sprague
- Peter Gilmore
- Nicky Henson
- Julian Holloway
- Marianne Stone
- Eric Thompson
- Bernard Gribble
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Victor Kendall
as Maj. Gen. Jeffcock
- Tony Armstrong
