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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| image = Operation Snatch.jpg | | image = Operation Snatch.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = [[ | | director = [[Robert Day (director)|Robert Day]] | ||
| producer = [[ | | producer = [[Jules Buck|Jules Buck]] | ||
| writer = [[ | | 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 = [[ | | music = [[Ken Jones (music)|Ken Jones]] | ||
| cinematography = [[ | | 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 [[ | '''''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 [[ | 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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* [[James Villiers]] as Lieutenant Keen | * [[James Villiers]] as Lieutenant Keen | ||
* [[Ian Whittaker]] as Dyson | * [[Ian Whittaker]] as Dyson | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 16 February 2023
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| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Written by | Alan Hackney Len Heath John Warren |
| Story by | Paul Mills |
| Produced by | Jules Buck |
| Starring | Terry-Thomas George Sanders Lionel Jeffries Jocelyn Lane |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Bert Rule |
| Music by | Ken Jones |
| Distributed by | Regal Films International (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Operation Snatch is a 1962 British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders and directed by Robert Day.[1][2]
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
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.
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Template film date with 1 release date
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- 1962 films
- 1962 comedy films
- British comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot at Associated British Studios
- British World War II films
- Films directed by Robert Day
- Films shot in Gibraltar
- Military humor in film
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s British films
- British military comedy films
