The Lavender Hill Mob

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The Lavender Hill Mob

1951,

1h 18m,

Comedy

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72 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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A meek clerk (Alec Guinness), his buddy (Stanley Holloway) and crooks melt hijacked Bank of England gold into Eiffel Tower souvenirs.

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Critics Consensus

Fiendishly funny and clever, The Lavender Hill Mob is a top hat Ealing Studios effort.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Dec 12, 2025

Crichton’s stellar heist caper presents Holland’s crime as a belated attempt at self-actualization by a man who’s lived his life to this point passively.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Apr 22, 2024

... A wonderfully disreputable little farce.

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Richard L. Coe

Washington Post

Apr 18, 2024

Alec Guinness is delightfully dry as the thinking worm and Stanley Holloway a perfect foil as the blustery geegaw manufacturer.

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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

Dec 8, 2024

3.5/5

It’s a very breezy, casually funny caper that revels in how paper-thin the characters’ motivations are.

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

Oct 5, 2024

3/5

Like a lesser Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Lavendar Hill Mob is lightly class-conscious about the desperation for money in post-war Britain, relies heavily on the immensely talented Guinness’s performance, is queer-coded, and a highly amusing caper.

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Hermione P

Mar 29, 2019

British comedy actors seem to surpass their american counterparts since forever.

Hermione R

May 26, 2018

Great fun! A reasonably clever plot, even after you've seen Oceans whatever number. If you blink, you might miss Audrey Hepburn playing "Chiquita" in the first minute or so. Lovely twist at the end as well.

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Finn P

May 15, 2017

It might be a bit dated now, but, you soon forget about that, once you start getting engaged by the story and laughing at the considerable wit. For me, it's a better film than either Kind Hearts and Coronets or The Ladykillers, and, believe me, that really is saying something. A really impressive script, quite brilliant performances and some genuinely interesting and inventive direction combine to make The Lavender Hill Mob one of the best British comedies you will ever see.

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Hermione S

Jun 10, 2012

Ealing loones, silly as ever and what a cast (see them all). 1001 movies to see before you die.

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Charles Crichton

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Alec Guinness

Henry Holland

Stanley Holloway

Alfred Pendlebury

Sid James

Lackery Wood

Alfie Bass

Shorty

Marjorie Fielding

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Synopsis

A meek clerk (Alec Guinness), his buddy (Stanley Holloway) and crooks melt hijacked Bank of England gold into Eiffel Tower souvenirs.

Director: Charles Crichton
Producer: Michael Balcon
Screenwriter: T.E.B. Clarke
Production Co: Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Films [gb]
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1951, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.4K
Runtime: 1h 18m

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