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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Nicolas Roeg received his third credit as a cinematographer on this caper comedy. But jazz fans will be more interested in seeing Acker Bilk starring in the second of his three 1960s pictures. Ostensibly, the clarinettist plays himself. But the real Acker presumably didn't use his gigs as a front for stately home robberies! Jimmy Thompson co-stars as the light-fingered socialite who hooks up with Bilk on his release from Gaunstone Prison, while Maudie Edwards and Jennifer Jayne play a dotty duchess and a suspicious hostess, who land the band and their getaway driver Arthur Mullard in big trouble. Slight, but fun, especially Acker's multiple split-screen duet with himself on All I Want to Do Is Sing.

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Credits

Cast

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Acker BilkAcker Bilk
Hon Derek DelaneyJimmy Thompson
FlashColin Smith
FingersJonathan Mortimer
ScouseRon McKay
DippyRoy James
HaggisStan Greig
Clifford, the prison governorGeoffrey Sumner
AnneJennifer Jayne
DuchessMaudie Edwards
GetawayArthur Mullard
The MoleErnie Price

Crew

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DirectorPeter Bezencenet

Details

Theatrical distributor
Rank Film Dists Ltd
Languages
English
Available on
DVD
Formats
Black and white
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