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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.

Critics Reviews

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Isabel Quigly The Spectator 07/19/2018
A British comedy that starts promisingly and soon fades into school charades on a wet Sunday Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/20/2009
C+
Uneven slapstick Brit comedy that is sometimes funny if you have a taste for the humor of Terry-Thomas. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 01/10/2006
4/5
Um elenco afinadssimo, no qual se destacam Terry-Thomas, Cole e Bresslaw, mantm esta tpica comdia britnica funcionando quase 50 anos depois. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/08/2012 Super, spiffing. Tally ho. See more 08/17/2011 LOVE it. Anything Rank Organisation. See more 04/29/2011 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 See more 10/07/2009 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. See more 08/28/2009 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. See more 07/25/2009 All star British cast lead by Terry Thomas, Sid James and George Cole in a fine comedy crime caper. Enjoyable hokum. See more Read all reviews
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Mario Zampi

Director

Terry-Thomas

Billy Gordon

Brenda De Banzie

Lucy

George Cole

Fingers

Bernard Bresslaw

Snowdrop

Sid James

Sid
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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