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Not to be confused with the league of extraordinary gentlemen. In this scene from the league of gentlemen, made by the producerdirector team of michael relph and basil dearden, jack hawkins outlines his plans for a. It is based on the 1958 novel the league of gentlemen by john boland and adapted by bryan forbes, who also starred in the film. Next, he sends halves of 50 pound notes and a paperback to seven disgraced army veterans as an. Captain weaver norman bird, a former bombdisposal specialist and alcoholic, who caused the death of four soldiers due to being drunk on duty. Postwar, he has become the teetotaler, and lives a quiet life running a clockwatch repair shop this film introduced a lot of the tropes now common to the caper and the impossible mission. The cast is full of famous british actors including. Watch the league of gentlemen full movie in hd visit movies. Theatrical trailer for the classic british heist film. Directed by basil dearden and starring jack hawkins, richard attenborough, bryan forbes.
Released 1960, the league of gentlemen stars jack hawkins, nigel patrick, richard attenborough, roger livesey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100. View the official lists that include the league of gentlemen. The league of gentlemen, a film in the pandoras box tv documentary series 1992. When the raid is over and the military insignia are peeled off the car, civilian plates are shown being thrown into the boot and the car drives off still fitted with military number plates. Recruiting seven other former servicemen who have turned to a life of crime. The league of extraordinary gentlemen, 2003 the league of gentlemen s apocalypse, 2005 film.
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