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ComedyCrime

The Jokers

- The Robbery of the Century... it would be a Crime to miss it!

Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.

Release Date : 1967-05-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Scimitar Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Michael Crawford

Character Name : Michael Tremayne

Original Name : Michael Crawford

Gender : Male

Oliver Reed

Character Name : David Tremayne

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Harry Andrews

Character Name : Insp. Marryatt

Original Name : Harry Andrews

Gender : Male

James Donald

Character Name : Col. Gurney-Simms

Original Name : James Donald

Gender : Male

Michael Hordern

Character Name : Sir Matthew

Original Name : Michael Hordern

Gender : Male

Daniel Massey

Character Name : Riggs

Original Name : Daniel Massey

Gender : Male

Gabriella Licudi

Character Name : Eve

Original Name : Gabriella Licudi

Gender : Female

Lotte Tarp

Character Name : Inge

Original Name : Lotte Tarp

Gender : Female

Michael Goodliffe

Character Name : Lt. Col. Paling

Original Name : Michael Goodliffe

Gender : Male

Rachel Kempson

Character Name : Mrs. Tremayne

Original Name : Rachel Kempson

Gender : Female

William Mervyn

Character Name : Uncle Edward

Original Name : William Mervyn

Gender : Male

Freda Jackson

Character Name : Mrs. Pervis

Original Name : Freda Jackson

Gender : Female

Peter Graves

Character Name : Mr. Tremayne

Original Name : Peter Graves

Gender : Male

Warren Mitchell

Character Name : Lennie

Original Name : Warren Mitchell

Gender : Male

Frank Finlay

Character Name : Harrassed Man

Original Name : Frank Finlay

Gender : Male

Brian Wilde

Character Name : Sgt. Catchpole

Original Name : Brian Wilde

Gender : Male

Ingrid Boulting

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Ingrid Boulting

Gender : Female

William Kendall

Character Name : Maj. Gen. Jeffcock

Original Name : William Kendall

Gender : Male

Edward Fox

Character Name : Lt. Sprague

Original Name : Edward Fox

Gender : Male

Mark Burns

Character Name : Capt. Browning

Original Name : Mark Burns

Gender : Male

Basil Dignam

Character Name : David's Bank Manager

Original Name : Basil Dignam

Gender : Male

Kenneth Colley

Character Name : De Winter

Original Name : Kenneth Colley

Gender : Male

Eric Thompson

Character Name : Customs Officer

Original Name : Eric Thompson

Gender : Male

William Devlin

Character Name : Brigadier

Original Name : William Devlin

Gender : Male

Peter Gilmore

Character Name : Army Officer

Original Name : Peter Gilmore

Gender : Male

Nicky Henson

Character Name : Man at Party with Hunting Horn

Original Name : Nicky Henson

Gender : Male

Julian Holloway

Character Name : Man at Party

Original Name : Julian Holloway

Gender : Male

Brook Williams

Character Name : Capt. Green

Original Name : Brook Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-05

OK, so maybe Michael Winner got a bit carried away with the poster claiming this as exciting as "Topkapi" (1964) but it is still quite an entertaining crime caper to watch. Michael Crawford is "Michael", dragooned from his army regiment - it turns out he has rather a habit of being kicked out of things. He unites with his successful, raffish, brother "David" (Oliver Reed) and the pair decide on some sort of spectacular revenge. What to do, though? Well a visit to the Tower of London soon settles that. Crawford sets up a false identity as an Irish bomber and they gradually create a pretty effective degree of panic amongst the establishment as they cannibalise coffee pots and the like into makeshift explosive devices... When their real crime comes along, the crowing glory of their plan is accomplished. They had planned to return their ill-gotten loot, but at this point the brothers deviate from their plan - "Michael" neglects to follow through with certain aspects of their deal leaving poor old "David" high and dry, and in the clink! An efficient supporting cast - Harry Andrews, Sir Michael Hordern, Daniel Massey and James Donald along with a fast moving, quite humorous, script from writers Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement (who went on to write the classic BBC sitcom "Porridge" in 1974) makes this a better effort than I expected it to be. Reed and Crawford work well together, and it's just good fun.