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	[[The Radio Times]] wrote, "strange [[Casting (performing arts)\|casting]] - a sort of [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]] meets [[The Dirty Dozen]] - gives the film a certain interest, not to mention eccentricity...but the overall tone is far too frantic and full of those terribly dated, [[Swinging Sixties]] fads and fashions.";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cwrjw/crooks-and-coronets\|title=Crooks and Coronets\|author=Adrian Turner\|work=RadioTimes}}</ref> while [[Allmovie]] described the film as a "delightful crime comedy";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/crooks-and-coronets-v11586\|title=Crooks and Coronets (1969) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie\|work=AllMovie}}</ref> and [[Sky Movies]] wrote, "at times, the pace is as sedate as the [[English aristocracy]] portrayed: but the magnificently lunatic climax is worth waiting for, as crooks...are finally repulsed by a concerted counter-attack involving crossbows, a lion, and Edith Evans at the controls of a vintage German plane. It has to be said that Dame Edith has no trouble in beating the Americans at the acting game, either."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/crooks-and-coronets/review\|title=Crooks and Coronets\|work=Find and Watch}}</ref>		[[The Radio Times]] wrote, "strange [[Casting (performing arts)\|casting]] - a sort of [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On]] meets [[The Dirty Dozen]] - gives the film a certain interest, not to mention eccentricity...but the overall tone is far too frantic and full of those terribly dated, [[Swinging Sixties]] fads and fashions.";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cwrjw/crooks-and-coronets\|title=Crooks and Coronets\|author=Adrian Turner\|work=RadioTimes}}</ref> while [[Allmovie]] described the film as a "delightful crime comedy";<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/crooks-and-coronets-v11586\|title=Crooks and Coronets (1969) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie\|work=AllMovie}}</ref> and [[Sky Movies]] wrote, "at times, the pace is as sedate as the [[English aristocracy]] portrayed: but the magnificently lunatic climax is worth waiting for, as crooks...are finally repulsed by a concerted counter-attack involving crossbows, a lion, and Edith Evans at the controls of a vintage German plane. It has to be said that Dame Edith has no trouble in beating the Americans at the acting game, either."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/crooks-and-coronets/review\|title=Crooks and Coronets\|work=Find and Watch}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Candleshoe]] (1977)

	==References==		==References==

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{{infobox film
| name = Crooks and Coronets
| image = "Crooks_and_Coronets"_(1969).jpg
| caption = Original UK quad poster by [[Tom Chantrell]]
| director = [[Jim O'Connolly]]
| producer = [[Herman Cohen]] Clifford Parkes
| writer = [[Jim O'Connolly]]
| starring = [[Telly Savalas]] [[Warren Oates]] [[Dame Edith Evans]] [[Cesar Romero]] [[Harry H. Corbett]]
| music = [[John Scott (composer)|Patrick John Scott]]
| cinematography = [[Desmond Dickinson]]
| editing = Martin Charles
| studio = Herman Cohen Productions
| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors|Warner-Pathé]] (UK)
| released = {{Film date|1969|04|02|UK|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
'''''Crooks and Coronets''''' is a 1969 British [[crime]] [[comedy film]] and/or [[heist movie]] written and directed by [[Jim O'Connolly]]. It starred [[Telly Savalas]], [[Edith Evans]], [[Warren Oates]], [[Cesar Romero]] and [[Harry H. Corbett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a82efca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714203735/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a82efca|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-14|title=Crooks and Coronets|work=BFI}}</ref> The film was renamed as ''Sophie's Place'' for the US market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/crooks-and-coronets-v11586|title=Crooks & Coronets; AllMovie.com|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

==Story==
Two recently released convicts, Herbie Haseler and Marty Miller, go to work for New York mob boss Nick Marco. Marco sends them to England to set up the robbery of a large English mansion. The mansion is owned by the kindly and elderly eccentric, Lady Sophie Fitzmore, who plans to pass the mansion and its priceless treasures on to her loyal nephew, Freddie Fritzmore. Sophie owns a full grown male lion named 'Bo-Bo' who is somewhat domesticated but nevertheless guards a portion of the estate. Herbie and Marty tour Lady Sophie's mansion and ingratiate themselves with the old lady. She invites them to live in the mansion with her, a windfall that will help them plan the robbery. Herbie and Marty also meet Frank Finley, the London mob contact for Nick Marco. Herbie, Marty and Finley plan the robbery and the escape route, and make general arrangements for Marco's arrival for the heist. Over time, Herbie and Marty grow fond of Lady Sophie, Freddie, and their servants. At the last minute, they decide they cannot go through with the robbery. Their fondness for Sophie prompts them to prevent Nick and Frank from committing the robbery.

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Telly Savalas]] as Herbie Haseler
* [[Edith Evans]] as Lady Sophie Fitzmore
* [[Warren Oates]] as Marty Miller
* [[Cesar Romero]] as Nick Marco
* [[Harry H. Corbett]] as Frank Finley
* [[Nicky Henson]] as Lord Freddie Fitzmore
* [[Hattie Jacques]] as Mabel
* [[Vickery Turner]] as Annie
* [[Arthur Mullard]] as Perce
* [[Frank Thornton]] as Cyril
* [[Thorley Walters]] as Hubbard
* [[Jeremy Young]] as Reilly
* [[Leslie Dwyer]] as Henry
* [[Clive Dunn]] as Basil
* [[David Bauer (actor)|David Bauer]] as Jack
* [[Ivor Dean]] as Bellows
* [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] as Police officer
}}

==Critical reception==
[[The Radio Times]] wrote, "strange [[Casting (performing arts)|casting]] - a sort of [[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]] meets [[The Dirty Dozen]] - gives the film a certain interest, not to mention eccentricity...but the overall tone is far too frantic and full of those terribly dated, [[Swinging Sixties]] fads and fashions.";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cwrjw/crooks-and-coronets|title=Crooks and Coronets|author=Adrian Turner|work=RadioTimes}}</ref> while [[Allmovie]] described the film as a "delightful crime comedy";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/crooks-and-coronets-v11586|title=Crooks and Coronets (1969) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> and [[Sky Movies]] wrote, "at times, the pace is as sedate as the [[English aristocracy]] portrayed: but the magnificently lunatic climax is worth waiting for, as crooks...are finally repulsed by a concerted counter-attack involving crossbows, a lion, and Edith Evans at the controls of a vintage German plane. It has to be said that Dame Edith has no trouble in beating the Americans at the acting game, either."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/crooks-and-coronets/review|title=Crooks and Coronets|work=Find and Watch}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Candleshoe]] (1977)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0064192}}
* [http://www.allmovie.com/movie/crooks-and-coronets-v11586 allmovie/synopsis; ''Crooks and Coronets'']
* {{tcmdb title|id=23011}}
* {{AFI film|id=18904|title=Sophie's Place}}

{{Jim O'Connolly}}

[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:1960s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jim O'Connolly]]
[[Category:Films scored by John Scott (composer)]]
[[Category:British heist films]]
[[Category:1969 comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]