The Big Job
Carry On Robbing!
1965 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Gerald Thomas |
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| Writer: | Talbot Rothwell, John Antrobus |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1965 |
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| Director: | Gerald Thomas |
| Writer: | Talbot Rothwell, John Antrobus |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | prison, stolen money, police station, bank robbery, old gang |
| Production Companies | Peter Rogers Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sid James | George Brain |
| Sylvia Syms | Myrtle Robbins |
| Dick Emery | Frederick 'Booky' Binns |
| Joan Sims | Mildred Gamely |
| Lance Percival | Timothy 'Dipper' Day |
| Jim Dale | Harold |
| Edina Ronay | Sally Gamely |
| Deryck Guyler | Police Sergeant |
| Reginald Beckwith | Register Office Official |
| Brian Rawlinson | Henry Blobbitt |
| David Horne | Judge |
| Frank Forsyth | Bank Cashier |
| Frank Thornton | Bank Official |
| Wanda Ventham | Dot Franklin |
| Michael Ward | Undertaker |
| Peter Jesson | Ernest |
| Michael Graham | Boy on Bench |
| Penelope Lee | Girl on Bench |
| Fred Griffiths | Dustman |
| Gertan Klauber | Milkman |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator |
| Billy Cornelius | Workman |
| George Hilsdon | Member of Police Choir |
| Reg Thomason | Member of Police Choir |
| Joe Wadham | Policeman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerald Thomas | Director |
| Talbot Rothwell | Writer |
| Alan Hume | Cinematography |
| John Antrobus | Story |
| Eric Rogers | Music |
| Rod Nelson-Keys | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Rogers | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
It's a sort of carry-on-criminal, this one - with a reliable cast of British actors - Sid James, Sylvia & Joan Sims and Lance Percival amongst the stalwarts who recount this rather daft story of a bank robbery that goes a bit wrong! They get caught, sent down for fifteen years and when they escape, ... all set for a life on the Riviera - they discover the tree trunk in which Sid deposited the loot is now part of a police station. It's a jolly effort that sees them come up with all sorts of wheezes to try and recover their loot from under the unintentionally watchful eyes of "Sgt." Derek Guyler that raises a titter now and again. Maybe a bit on the long side; the joke wears thin after about an hour, and the humour hasn't really lasted that well - but it's still a good ensemble performance.