Released
Band of Thieves
August 30 1962 (over 62 years ago)Rating
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- Director: Peter Bezencenet
- Writer: Lyn Fairhurst
- Genres: Crime, Music
- Runtime: 1 h 9 m
- Country: United Kingdom
- Company: The Rank Organisation
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.