Operation Snatch
Operation Snatch is a 1962 British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders and directed by Robert Day.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Produced by | Jules Buck |
| Written by | Alan Hackney Len Heath John Warren |
| Story by | Paul Mills |
| Starring | Terry-Thomas George Sanders Lionel Jeffries Jocelyn Lane |
| Music by | Ken Jones |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Bert Rule |
| Distributed by | Regal Films International (UK) |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
The story takes place in Gibraltar, and is based on a local legend: if the resident Barbary apes were ever to leave, the British would lose Gibraltar. This wartime comedy has Terry-Thomas as the keeper of the apes. When one of the apes goes missing, he is required to go behind enemy lines to capture another one, or be personally responsible for the loss of Gibraltar.
Cast
- Terry-Thomas as Lieutenant Wigg
- George Sanders as Major Hobson
- Lionel Jeffries as Evans
- Jocelyn Lane as Bianca Tabori
- Mark Eden as Mosquito Pilot
- Mario Fabrizi as Tall Man
- John Gabriel as Major Frink
- Gerard Heinz as Colonel Waldock
- Bernard Hunter as Captain Baker
- Dinsdale Landen as Captain Wellington
- Howard H. Lang as P.T. Sergeant
- Angus Lennie as Vic
- Jeremy Lloyd as Captain James
- John Meillon as Medical Officer
- Warren Mitchell as Contact Man
- Lee Montague as Miklos Tabori
- Nyree Dawn Porter as W.R.A.C. Officer
- John Scott as Lieutenant General Hepworth
- Mark Singleton as Prime Minister's Secretary
- Graham Stark as Soldier
- Michael Trubshawe as Colonel Marston
- James Villiers as Lieutenant Keen
- Ian Whittaker as Dyson
See also
References
- Crowther, Bosley (25 September 1962). "Screen: Terry-Thomas and Slapstick; Gibraltar Is Setting of 'Operation Snatch' Picture Pits Comedian Against a Thin Plot". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Operation Snatch (1962)". BFI. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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