The Lavender Hill Mob Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 81 mins
- Year produced:
- 1951
- Director:
- Charles Crichton
- Cast:
- Alec Guinness
- Stanley Holloway
- Sid James
A supposedly meek bank clerk named Henry Holland hatches a grand plan to steal a truckload of gold from the Bank of England's weekly delivery in this classic British comedy caper. A dodgy dealer known called Mr Pendlebury and a couple of crooks join Henry in melting the gold into mini statues of the Eiffel Tower to smuggle out of the country - but when the police rumble the plot, a high speed car chase across London roars into action.
- Average rating:
(1 votes)
Reviews
16 April 2008
Judith from Wheatfield PS
THE LAVENENDER HILL MOB[AGE 8]
i THOUGHT IT was ok it was a we bit funny out of 10.I would gave it a 4.
20 April 2008
Jasmine from Wheatfield PS
***By Jasmine *** (age.9) A bank clerk called Henry Holland plans to get a truck full of gold from the bank of England's weekly delivery truck. Another man called Mr.Pendlebury and a group of other men join Henry Holland in a plan to melt the gold and make it into little tiny models of the Eifle Tower, but then the police found out the plan and tried to put a stop to it, this is when there is a huge car chase all the way around London…... I think this was a really good film, although Lavender Hill Mob was in black and white I still thought it was just as good as it would be if it was in colour (=D). I think everyone should see this film and will enjoy it just as much as I did out of 10 I think it deserves an 8. ****************A MUST SEE =D******************* BY———Jasmine, Wheatfield Primary, Age 9yrs
22 April 2008
Chloe from Wheatfield PS
I did not understand it,i thought that it was a bit to old for me though some bits were funny.
I would give it 4/10
17 November 2008
Kieran from Wadsworth Fields Primary School
The iron giant was so fuuny i nearly blow my head of.My favourite part was whan they were at the dinner table and the boy was talking to the iron giant lol!
Fascinating facts
When the famous Ealing Studios decided they wanted to make a film about the robbery of a million pounds, they contacted the Bank of England for advice on how such a thing could actually be achieved – and the criminal plot shown in the film is at least partly drawn from what the Bank came up with!
This is considered to be Audrey Hepburn's first major appearance in film.