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30/08/1962 Crime, Music 1h 9m
74
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Overview

A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.

  1. Peter Bezencenet

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Acker Bilk

    Self

  2. Colin Smith

    Flash

  3. Jonathan Mortimer

    Fingers

  4. Ronald McKay

    Scouse

  5. Roy James

    Dippy

  6. Stan Greig

    Haggis

  7. Ernest Price

    The Mole

  8. Geoffrey Sumner

    The Governor

  9. Jimmy Thompson

    Dandy

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-01-27
There's no point in watching this if you're not into Acker Bilk's distinctive style of jazz. The story itself is almost irrelevant and pretty far fetched! He and his band have been in and out of prison - using their band's touring as a front for some grand larceny, but really not having the wits to get away with anything afterwards. Luckily, the prison governor (Geoffrey Sumner) is an avid fan of the music, so they continue to get a pretty easy ride whilst behind bars plotting more daft criminal antics. All the while, we are treated to a selection of his music (co-written with Norrie Paramor w...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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