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Too Many Crooks

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Fingers (George Cole) and his gang of incompetent crooks try to rob the rich Bill Gordon (Terry-Thomas), but they come up empty-handed. Undeterred by the failure, Fingers plots to kidnap Gordon's daughter and hold her for ransom. But they can't even get that right, and instead they abduct Gordon's wife, Lucy (Brenda De Banzie), by mistake. Shockingly enough, Gordon is happy to be rid of his spouse, and ignores the ransom demands, so Lucy works with the gang to plot revenge.
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Isabel Quigly The Spectator A British comedy that starts promisingly and soon fades into school charades on a wet Sunday Jul 19, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Uneven slapstick Brit comedy that is sometimes funny if you have a taste for the humor of Terry-Thomas. Rated: C+ Mar 20, 2009 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Um elenco afinadssimo, no qual se destacam Terry-Thomas, Cole e Bresslaw, mantm esta tpica comdia britnica funcionando quase 50 anos depois. Rated: 4/5 Jan 10, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Super, spiffing. Tally ho. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member LOVE it. Anything Rank Organisation. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A bunch of small time crooks try to rob a city gent (Terry Thomas) of his money. They mistakenly kidnap his wife - much to Thomas' delight!! After all these years it's still funny and that is down to the wonderful writing and the genius that was Terry Thomas Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant Film. Don't expect a hollywood blockbuster. It's more subtle and worthy than that. It had me in stitches at points, and Terry-Thomas is brilliant. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member absolutely amazing British film. Terry-Thomas was a genius and his contribution to comedy should never be forgotten. also the supporting cast are superb as well, especially bernard bresslaw who is hilarious. i really wish films this good were still made. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member All star British cast lead by Terry Thomas, Sid James and George Cole in a fine comedy crime caper. Enjoyable hokum. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Fingers (George Cole) and his gang of incompetent crooks try to rob the rich Bill Gordon (Terry-Thomas), but they come up empty-handed. Undeterred by the failure, Fingers plots to kidnap Gordon's daughter and hold her for ransom. But they can't even get that right, and instead they abduct Gordon's wife, Lucy (Brenda De Banzie), by mistake. Shockingly enough, Gordon is happy to be rid of his spouse, and ignores the ransom demands, so Lucy works with the gang to plot revenge.
Director
Mario Zampi
Producer
Mario Zampi
Screenwriter
Michael Pertwee
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 5, 2011
Runtime
1h 25m
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