New 4K Ultra HD disc. Running time: 1 h 21 min. Age rating: exempt Subtitles: no / not known
Classic Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness as a mild-mannered bank clerk whose sudden compulsion to rob the bank he works for causes all manner of chaos. Henry Holland (Guinness) has been trusted with delivering gold bullion for 20 years and is considered a safe pair of hands by his employers. However, Henry harbours dreams of becoming rich and hatches a plan to steal the gold when he makes the acquaintance of Alfred Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway).
The pair realise that if Alfred melts the stolen gold into miniature statues of the Eiffel Tower, it could be smuggled safely to France and sold on. However, things go awry when the gold statues become mixed in with a group of ordinary statues, leading to a frantic chase as Henry and Alfred try to recover the gold without their crime being detected
Special features:
Bonus Footage
Trailers
Behind The Scenes
Interviews: Extract from BEHP audio interview with Charles Crichton (director); Good Afternoon: Mavis interviews T.E.B. Clarke (writer)
Commentary: Jeremy Arnold (film historian)
Other Documentary: ´´The Lavender Hill Mob´: Analysis by Benedict Morrison´; Those British Faces: Stanley Holloway