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	~~{{short description\|1962 film by Robert Day}}~~
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	~~\| name = Operation Snatch~~
	\| image = Operation Snatch.jpg		\| image = Operation Snatch.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[w:Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]]		\| director = [[Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]]
	\| producer = [[w:Jules Buck\|Jules Buck]]		\| producer = [[Jules Buck\|Jules Buck]]
	\| writer = [[w:Alan Hackney\|Alan Hackney]]<br/>Len Heath<br/>John Warren		\| writer = [[Alan Hackney\|Alan Hackney]]<br/>Len Heath<br/>John Warren
	\| story = Paul Mills		\| story = Paul Mills
	\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br/>[[George Sanders]]<br/>[[Lionel Jeffries]]<br/>[[Jocelyn Lane]]		\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br/>[[George Sanders]]<br/>[[Lionel Jeffries]]<br/>[[Jocelyn Lane]]
	\| music = [[w:Ken Jones (music)\|Ken Jones]]		\| music = [[Ken Jones (music)\|Ken Jones]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Geoffrey Faithfull\|Geoffrey Faithfull]]		\| cinematography = [[Geoffrey Faithfull\|Geoffrey Faithfull]]
	\| editing = Bert Rule		\| editing = Bert Rule
	\| distributor = Regal Films International {{small\|(UK)}}		\| distributor = Regal Films International {{small\|(UK)}}
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	'''''Operation Snatch''''' is a 1962 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[George Sanders]] and directed by [[w:Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/25/archives/screen-terrythomas-and-slapstick-gibraltar-is-setting-of-operation.html \|title=Screen: Terry-Thomas and Slapstick; Gibraltar Is Setting of 'Operation Snatch' Picture Pits Comedian Against a Thin Plot \|first=Bosley \|last=Crowther \|author-link=Bosley Crowther \|date=25 September 1962 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951bfc6 \|title=Operation Snatch (1962) \|website=[[BFI]] \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>		'''''Operation Snatch''''' is a 1962 British [[comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[George Sanders]] and directed by [[Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/25/archives/screen-terrythomas-and-slapstick-gibraltar-is-setting-of-operation.html \|title=Screen: Terry-Thomas and Slapstick; Gibraltar Is Setting of 'Operation Snatch' Picture Pits Comedian Against a Thin Plot \|first=Bosley \|last=Crowther \|author-link=Bosley Crowther \|date=25 September 1962 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951bfc6 \|title=Operation Snatch (1962) \|website=[[BFI]] \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==

	The story takes place in [[w:Gibraltar\|Gibraltar]], and is based on a local legend: if the resident [[w:Barbary ape\|Barbary ape]]s were ever to leave, the British would lose [[w:Gibraltar\|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.		The story takes place in [[Gibraltar\|Gibraltar]], and is based on a local legend: if the resident [[Barbary ape\|Barbary ape]]s were ever to leave, the British would lose [[Gibraltar\|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==		==Cast==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[w:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend\|Barbary macaques in Gibraltar]]		* [[Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend\|Barbary macaques in Gibraltar]]

	==References==		==References==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend]]		* [[w:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend\|]]

	==References==		==References==
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	* {{IMDb title\|id=0056311\|title=Operation Snatch}}		* {{IMDb title\|id=0056311\|title=Operation Snatch}}
	* {{amg title\|id=105041\|title=Operation Snatch}}		* {{amg title\|id=105041\|title=Operation Snatch}}

	~~{{Robert Day}}~~

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	{{short description\|1962 film by Robert Day}}		{{short description\|1962 film by Robert Day}}
	~~{{Hatnote\|For "Operation Snatch", the seizure of Doukhobor children by Canadian authorities, see [[Freedomites]]}}~~

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	{{Use British English\|date=April 2016}}		{{Use British English\|date=April 2016}}
	~~{{more citations needed\|date=April 2014}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Operation Snatch		\| name = Operation Snatch
	\| image = ~~File:~~Operation Snatch.jpg		\| image = Operation Snatch.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]]		\| director = [[w:Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]]
	\| producer = [[Jules Buck]]		\| producer = [[w:Jules Buck\|Jules Buck]]
	\| writer = [[Alan Hackney]]<br/>Len Heath<br/>John Warren		\| writer = [[w:Alan Hackney\|Alan Hackney]]<br/>Len Heath<br/>John Warren
	\| story = Paul Mills		\| story = Paul Mills
	\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br/>[[George Sanders]]<br/>[[Lionel Jeffries]]<br/>[[Jocelyn Lane]]		\| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]]<br/>[[George Sanders]]<br/>[[Lionel Jeffries]]<br/>[[Jocelyn Lane]]
	\| music = [[Ken Jones (music)\|Ken Jones]]		\| music = [[w:Ken Jones (music)\|Ken Jones]]
	\| cinematography = [[Geoffrey Faithfull]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Geoffrey Faithfull\|Geoffrey Faithfull]]
	\| editing = Bert Rule		\| editing = Bert Rule
	\| distributor = Regal Films International {{small\|(UK)}}		\| distributor = Regal Films International {{small\|(UK)}}
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	'''''Operation Snatch''''' is a 1962 British [[comedy film]] starring [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[George Sanders]] and directed by [[Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/25/archives/screen-terrythomas-and-slapstick-gibraltar-is-setting-of-operation.html \|title=Screen: Terry-Thomas and Slapstick; Gibraltar Is Setting of 'Operation Snatch' Picture Pits Comedian Against a Thin Plot \|first=Bosley \|last=Crowther \|author-link=Bosley Crowther \|date=25 September 1962 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951bfc6 \|title=Operation Snatch (1962) \|website=[[BFI]] \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>		'''''Operation Snatch''''' is a 1962 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[George Sanders]] and directed by [[w:Robert Day (director)\|Robert Day]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/25/archives/screen-terrythomas-and-slapstick-gibraltar-is-setting-of-operation.html \|title=Screen: Terry-Thomas and Slapstick; Gibraltar Is Setting of 'Operation Snatch' Picture Pits Comedian Against a Thin Plot \|first=Bosley \|last=Crowther \|author-link=Bosley Crowther \|date=25 September 1962 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951bfc6 \|title=Operation Snatch (1962) \|website=[[BFI]] \|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==

	The story takes place in [[Gibraltar]], and is based on a local legend: if the resident [[Barbary ape]]s 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.		The story takes place in [[w:Gibraltar\|Gibraltar]], and is based on a local legend: if the resident [[w:Barbary ape\|Barbary ape]]s were ever to leave, the British would lose [[w:Gibraltar\|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==		==Cast==

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{{short description|1962 film by Robert Day}}
{{Hatnote|For "Operation Snatch", the seizure of Doukhobor children by Canadian authorities, see [[Freedomites]]}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Operation Snatch
| image = File:Operation Snatch.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Robert Day (director)|Robert Day]]
| producer = [[Jules Buck]]
| writer = [[Alan Hackney]] Len Heath John Warren
| story = Paul Mills
| starring = [[Terry-Thomas]] [[George Sanders]] [[Lionel Jeffries]] [[Jocelyn Lane]]
| music = [[Ken Jones (music)|Ken Jones]]
| cinematography = [[Geoffrey Faithfull]]
| editing = Bert Rule
| distributor = Regal Films International {{small|(UK)}}
| released = {{Film date|1962|03||UK|df=y}}
| runtime = 87 min.
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''Operation Snatch''''' is a 1962 British [[comedy film]] starring [[Terry-Thomas]] and [[George Sanders]] and directed by [[Robert Day (director)|Robert Day]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/09/25/archives/screen-terrythomas-and-slapstick-gibraltar-is-setting-of-operation.html |title=Screen: Terry-Thomas and Slapstick; Gibraltar Is Setting of 'Operation Snatch' Picture Pits Comedian Against a Thin Plot |first=Bosley |last=Crowther |author-link=Bosley Crowther |date=25 September 1962 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6951bfc6 |title=Operation Snatch (1962) |website=[[BFI]] |access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>

==Plot==

The story takes place in [[Gibraltar]], and is based on a local legend: if the resident [[Barbary ape]]s 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 Lang|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 (actor)|John Scott]] as Lieutenant General Hepworth
* [[Mark Singleton (actor)|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==
* [[Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0056311|title=Operation Snatch}}
* {{amg title|id=105041|title=Operation Snatch}}

{{Robert Day}}

[[Category:1962 films]]
[[Category:1962 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios]]
[[Category:British World War II films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Robert Day]]
[[Category:Films shot in Gibraltar]]
[[Category:Military humor in film]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]

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	* [[James Villiers]] as Lieutenant Keen		* [[James Villiers]] as Lieutenant Keen
	* [[Ian Whittaker]] as Dyson		* [[Ian Whittaker]] as Dyson

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend\|Barbary macaques in Gibraltar]]

	==References==		==References==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[w:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend\|]]		* [[w:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend\|Barbary macaques in Gibraltar]]

	==References==		==References==