The Big Job

"Carry On Robbing!"

Oct 15 1965 N/A 1h 25m
Comedy, Mystery

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.

Plot

An inept gang of bank robbers, led by George The Brain, are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each. When they are released from prison they start out to collect the money they had stolen and which George had hidden in a hollow tree during the chase in which they were caught. The only trouble is that the tree was in the middle of a lonely lane when they were imprisoned; now, 15 years later, the tree is in the backyard of a Police Station...

Written by

Talbot Rothwell, John Antrobus

Directed by

Gerald Thomas

Cast

Sidney James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Peter Rogers Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
935
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA