Band of Thieves (1962 film)

Band of Thieves
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Directed by	Peter Bezencenet
Written by	Lyn Fairhurst Harold Shampan
Produced by	Lance Comfort
Starring	Acker Bilk Geoffrey Sumner Jennifer Jayne
Cinematography	Nicolas Roeg
Edited by	Tristam Cones
Music by	Norrie Paramor
Production company	Filmvale Productions
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	30 August 1962
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Band of Thieves is a 1962 British musical film directed by Peter Bezencenet and starring Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner and Jennifer Jayne. It was produced as a second feature in an attempt to cash in on the Trad jazz craze. It was shot at Pinewood Studios.

Cast

• Acker Bilk as Self
• Colin Smith as Flash
• Jonathan Mortimer as Fingers
• Ronald McKay as Scouse
• Roy James as Dippy
• Stan Greig as Haggis
• Ernest Price as The Mole
• Geoffrey Sumner as The Governor
• Jimmy Thompson as Dandy
• Jennifer Jayne as Anne
• Maudie Edwards as The Duchess
• Charmian Innes as Mrs. Van Der Ness
• Arthur Mullard as Getaway
• Michael Peake as Chief Warder
• Totti Truman Taylor as Woman
• Marianne Stone as Cleaner
• Eleanor McCready as Girl
• Norrie Paramor as Self - Recording Engineer
• Peter Haigh as Self - Newsreader
• Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band as Themselves
• Carol Deene as Self - Singer

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

• Band of Thieves at IMDb