In London, Australian gangsters disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign compe... Read allIn London, Australian gangsters disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to "normal".In London, Australian gangsters disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to "normal".
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- TriviaThe white Ferrari in which Peter Sellers pulled up at the fairground was his own. It's a Ferrari 250GTE, registration 5 XPC, one of several Ferraris owned by him. As at May 2017, it is now red and is in the U.S.
- GoofsIn the first bank robbery, the robbers drive away from the bank, but in the next shot they are seen approaching the bank again from the opposite direction as the IPO mob divert them down a side street where they are lined up against a wall directly opposite the bank.
The first shop they pass after leaving the bank is an International Stuffs shop. The next shop has an awning pulled down from a higher level than the International Stuffs shop. It also has an arched opening just above the awning. When the IPO divert them down a side street, they are again in front of an International Stuffs shop, but the next shop has a smaller awning, a name sign above it and no arched opening above that (a different facade altogether), and thus, not the same location. No other buildings are shown in full, so it cannot be assumed that they are in the same location simply based on one shop being the same. As it is called International, however, it can be assumed that there are more than one, particularly a fictitious one. And, as stated before, the shop next door is entirely different.
- Quotes
Jack Coombes: They shipped enough crooks out to Australia. It's about time they had a few back here!
- ConnectionsFeatured in John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely (2012)
He calls a gang meeting, in which they chat and watch 'instructional videos to become better crooks (their favorite is the film Rififi). Other local gangs are hit, so there is a group gang meeting (these meetings are hilarious, all very proper, there's even a booklet outlining 'gang laws') in which they decide to actually tell the police that there are phoney cops about - enter Lionel Jefferies. Jefferies is terrific as the bobby who's always passed over, and he sees his big chance to make a splash by joining forces with Sellers.
They do clash over gang-staffing (when Sellers wants to add a German to the gang, Jefferies bemoans the fact that it would look so much better if they used only 'local lads'). A big robbery is carefully worked out, and of course, nothing goes as planned as even the gang they're after has problems, but Sellers has an idea that he'll leave his gang buddies behind and keep all the cash in the heist for himself and his new partner-in-crime - does Jefferies want in on this? A funny, satisfying ending ties it all up neatly. Along with Sellers and Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins and Dennis Price are standout 'gang members'; the film is satirical, wacky, and just plain funny all the way through..a must for fans of British comedy.
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- Dec 25, 2022
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Pogrešna ruka zakona
- Filming locations
- Cowley Mill Road, Uxbridge, Greater London, England, UK(scene of the staged robbery, corner of Cowley Mill Road and Waterloo Road)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1