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Sir Alec Guinness received his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his delightful performance as Henry Holland, a meek clerk who devises an ingenious plan to rob a fortune in gold bullion from his own bank. But when Henry and his odd accomplice melt the gold into souvenir Eiffel Towers to smuggle to France, their perfect crime becomes a disastrous caper of Cockney crooks, customs chaos and an ill-timed group of British schoolgirls, all leading to some of the most hilarious and unexpected surprises in criminal history.
Original Release
06/28/1951
US Release
10/15/1951
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alec Guinness | Holland / Henry 'Dutch' Holland |
Stanley Holloway | Pendlebury / Albert Pendlebury |
Sidney James | Lackery |
Alfie Bass | Shorty |
Marjorie Fielding | Mrs. Chalk |
Edie Martin | Miss Evesham |
John Salew | Parkin |
Ronald Adam | Turner |
Arthur Hambling | Wallis |
Gibb McLaughlin | Godwin |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alec Guinness | Holland / Henry 'Dutch' Holland |
Stanley Holloway | Pendlebury / Albert Pendlebury |
Sidney James | Lackery |
Alfie Bass | Shorty |
Marjorie Fielding | Mrs. Chalk |
Edie Martin | Miss Evesham |
John Salew | Parkin |
Ronald Adam | Turner |
Arthur Hambling | Wallis |
Gibb McLaughlin | Godwin |
John Gregson | Farrow |
Clive Morton | Station Sergeant |
Sydney Tafler | Clayton |
Marie Burke | Senora Gallardo / Señora Gallardo |
Audrey Hepburn | Chiquita |
William Fox | Gregory |
Michael Trubshawe | British Ambassador |
Ann Heffernan | Kiosk Girl |
Jacques B. Brunius | Customs Official |
Eugene Deckers | Customs Official |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |
Michael Truman | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1953 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1953 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | Won |