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Two Way Stretch

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Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) is nearing the end of a three-year robbery sentence alongside accomplices Jelly Knight (David Lodge) and Lennie Price (Bernard Cribbins). The prison governor (Maurice Denham) prides himself on running a perfect prison, and the inmates use his benevolence to live comfortably. Friend Soapy Stevens (Wilfrid Hyde-White) comes to visit with a plan for a foolproof heist, but his scheme is disrupted by the governor's replacement, the stern Sidney Crout.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Aug 4
4/5
… Robert Day's Petter Sellers vehicle Two-Way Stretch is a straight up heist movie with a good central idea…never tries to do anything but entertain, and the final heist, with a van lifted into the air, is quite well staged… Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 18
3/4
When is an Ealing Studios comedy not an Ealing Studios comedy? When it’s Two Way Stretch, for one. Go to Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 12/10/2019
The result is a hilarious crook farce, nicely free of strain and frenzy from start to finish. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/09/2011
C+
Easily forgettable. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/08/2005
2/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 07/22/2004
3/5
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Jim P 07/30/2024 Yet another good old Brit flick, with plenty of subtle British 🇬🇧 jokes! See more Michael W 02/12/2024 Very funny movie. Just watched it today on Film4 for the first time in years. The film has stood the test of time a typical British comedy of the 50/60's. The great Lionel Jefferies, absolutely brilliant throughout, probably stole the show. Peter Sellers was at his usual brilliant best. I think with this and I'm Alright Jack he was possibly at his peak. I won't forget to mention a fantastic supporting cast. See more 01/28/2017 Early Peter Sellers movie. Like Hogan's Heros in prison. See more 11/01/2013 A quintessentially mid-20th century British comedy that would certainly interest fans of Peter Sellers, although he pretty much plays the straight man on the team in what is a crime caper. The comedy is quite light but it simmers along nicely and a good cast keeps the interest. See more 10/12/2013 Good British 60's comedy with a top drawer cast. Sellers is good but Hyde White is the star of the show as a bunch of con men plan a jewel heist whilst on the inside and try to get back before anyone notices. Lionel Jeffries as the Prison Guard also puts in a memorable performance See more 10/29/2012 A hilarious prison and caper comedy--Unmissable Madcap British Comedy!! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Day

Director

Peter Sellers

Dodger Lane

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Soapy Stevens

David Lodge

Jelly Knight

Bernard Cribbins

Lennie Price

Maurice Denham

The Governor
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Synopsis Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) is nearing the end of a three-year robbery sentence alongside accomplices Jelly Knight (David Lodge) and Lennie Price (Bernard Cribbins). The prison governor (Maurice Denham) prides himself on running a perfect prison, and the inmates use his benevolence to live comfortably. Friend Soapy Stevens (Wilfrid Hyde-White) comes to visit with a plan for a foolproof heist, but his scheme is disrupted by the governor's replacement, the stern Sidney Crout.
Director
Robert Day
Producer
E.M. Smedley-Aston
Screenwriter
John Warren, Len Heath
Production Co
Tudor Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m