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The League of Gentlemen

1960 · 116 min

A dryly witty, meticulously plotted caper that savours the camaraderie and absurdity of a military operation turned criminal.

Tagline: What is the league ... Who are the gentlemen ?
Overview: Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
betrayal
class
loyalty
redemption
Places: big city
single country house
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, crime
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Written by: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, Kieron Moore, Terence Alexander, Norman Bird
Music: Philip Green
Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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