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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]]}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Operation Snatch
| image          = Operation Snatch.jpg
| image          = File:Operation Snatch.jpg
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| director      = [[Robert Day (director)|Robert Day]]
| director      = [[Robert Day (director)|Robert Day]]
| producer      = [[Jules Buck]]
| producer      = [[Jules Buck|Jules Buck]]
| writer        = [[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          = [[Ken Jones (music)|Ken Jones]]
| music          = [[Ken Jones (music)|Ken Jones]]
| cinematography = [[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 [[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 [[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 [[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 [[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
==See also==
* [[Barbary macaques in Gibraltar#Legend]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Robert Day}}


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Latest revision as of 19:25, 16 February 2023

Operation Snatch
Operation Snatch.jpg
Directed byRobert Day
Written byAlan Hackney
Len Heath
John Warren
Story byPaul Mills
Produced byJules Buck
StarringTerry-Thomas
George Sanders
Lionel Jeffries
Jocelyn Lane
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
Edited byBert Rule
Music byKen Jones
Distributed byRegal Films International (UK)
Release date
  • March 1962 (1962-03) (UK)
Running time
87 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Operation Snatch (1962)". BFI. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

External links

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