Bernard Cribbins, Bill Kerr, Davy Kaye, Graham Stark, John Le Mesurier ...( see more  see more... ) , Lionel Jeffries , Michael Caine , Nanette Newman , Peter Sellers , Vanda Godsell

A new gang has moved into London, posing as police officers and robbing the crooks. Afraid this might upset the natural balance between cops and robbers, criminal mastermind Pearly Gates (Peter Seller...( read more  read more... )s) teams with Police Inspector Parker (Lionel Jeffries) to stop the tricksters. Bernard Cribbins and Nanette Newman co-star in director Cliff Owen's hilarious crime spoof.

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Directed by: Cliff Owen

Release Date: April 2, 1963

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DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005

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  • February 9, 2008
    quite unbelievable and for a comedy the lack of laughs was an immense fault. the best part were the last 20 minutes where there were a few laughs that almost saved it from the land of COMPLETE ARSE... but up until that point it came across as half-arsed, rushed and had so much la...( read more)cking in the plot that it's like dear liza's bucket in the song/nursery rhyme.... FULL OF HOLES! i wonder why peter sellers decided to act in it... did he think it would be a good idea?
  • January 11, 2008
    A criminal syndicate joins forces with the police to foil a gang impersonating police officers in this nostalgic British caper comedy that has an idea of cops and robbers you would not see outside of The Beano these days. Peter Sellers does his usual loveable rogue, up against Li...( read more)onel Jeffries' usual self-important buffoon in a world where crime syndicates are like a union of old lags, who share a gentleman's agreement with the police, and happily sit down to discuss shop with them over a nice cup of tea and a couple of angel cakes. In fact the reason I found this film amusing was not so much the jokes, but the way the "villains" would happily go quietly with unarmed bobbies, just because they tapped them on the shoulder and said "'Allo 'allo 'allo, you're nicked!"; Guy Ritchie it ain't! Never more than mildly amusing, but a pleasant enough trip down memory lane to a past that probably never existed in the first place.
  • August 16, 2009
    wow what a movie.....i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.,....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that peter sellers, nanette newman, michael caine, lionel jeffries, john le mesurier, graham st...( read more)ark, bernars cribbins, bill kerr, davy kaye play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that peter sellers was just brilliant thorughout this movie.....i think that the director of this comedy movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a good movie 2 watch n its an entertaining movie 2 watch
  • July 6, 2008
    very funny movie with funny story : criminals stolen by another criminals wearing in police wear. the result is peter sellers acting as the chief of one of the syndicate is the smartest man of the story , with the police chief being quite stupid
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  • December 12, 2007
    Really funny. Peter Sellers is a genius again, switching between French and Cockney accents so easily. The story line is simple but original
  • February 3, 2007
    Antoher Gem, very simular to Two Way Stretch

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