Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA group of inept bank robbers released from prison discover that a police station has been erected over the place where they buried their stolen takings and try to recover it without being c... Alles lesenA group of inept bank robbers released from prison discover that a police station has been erected over the place where they buried their stolen takings and try to recover it without being caught.A group of inept bank robbers released from prison discover that a police station has been erected over the place where they buried their stolen takings and try to recover it without being caught.
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Sid James is, well, Sid James in this. A bit muted perhaps, but it's always nice to see him. He is backed expertly by the likes of Dick Emery and Lance Percival, a fine pair of comedians who seldom were seen on the big screen. The big revelation (for me at least) is Sylvia Syms splendid comic performance. Syms is best known for her serious dramatic roles in the likes of 'Victim' or 'Ice Cold In Alex' and it is a pleasant surprise to see her in a comedy.
'The Big Job' has its problems, the plot as mentioned above, was hardly original and plans for this movie began in the late fifties. Quite a few writers had a bash at the script (including Spike Milligan) and the final script, by Talbot Rothwell, while fair, was far from the comic masterpieces he was coming up with for the 'Carry On' series proper.
If 'The Big Job' isn't a comedy classic, it is an entertaining little movie, well worth catching on one of its many television re-runs.
The story is great, the moment where the trio of robbers discover a housing estate built on the site of their I'll gotten gains is brilliant, so funny.
It is very well made, well shot, with a terrific script. The usual suspects are great Sid James, Joan Sima etc, but Dick Emery is a joy, and Sylvia Sims is a delight, such a beautiful woman.
Loved it. 8/10
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- WissenswertesBy 1965, black and white filmmaking was very much on the decline in the UK. This was one of the last feature films made at Pinewood Studios in black & white.
- PatzerIn a scene where the robbers are climbing into the police station back yard, the ladder they are using does not reach the top of the wall. However, when they drop down on the other side, the top of the ladder is at least 2 feet above the wall. Similarly when George first spies the ladder against the girl's window, it reaches above the window ledge, but when the young man climbs it when the couple are eloping, it does not reach to the window.
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[under sufference, George has got married to Myrtle; the registrar has just pronounced them husband and wife]
George Brain: [to the registrar] You haven't heard the last of this. I shall appeal.
- Alternative VersionenWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'U' rating.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Talkies: Jim Moir (Vic Reeves Takes Over): Part 1 (2017)
- SoundtracksPoliceman's Song
(uncredited)
from "The Pirates of Penzance"
Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Sung by Jim Dale (Harold) and the police choir, and used as a theme during the film.
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
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- What a Carry On: The Big Job
- Drehorte
- The Crown pub, High Street, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich(bank robbery at Central & District Bank)
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- Laufzeit1 Stunde 25 Minuten
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