3 Movies Starring Alfie Bass

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1951-09-10

Languages:

English, French, Portuguese

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

78 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (9067 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

T.E.B. Clarke (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.

The Bespoke Overcoat

The Bespoke Overcoat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-11-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

36 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (184 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Clayton

Cast:

Writer:

Nikolai Gogol (story)

Wolf Mankowitz (play)

Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. His one ambition is to have an overcoat of his own. Refused one by the cold hearted Ranting he asks a tailor friend, Morry, to make him one instead, but dies of cold before he can take delivery of it. Unwilling to give up his only desire even in death, he returns as a ghost to persuade Morry to steal him the overcoat he so coveted in life.

The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-11-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (21328 Reviews)

Director:

Roman Polanski

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Cast:

Writer:

Gèrard Brach (story)

Roman Polanski (story)

Fullplot:

The elderly bat researcher, professor Abronsius and his assistant, Alfred, go to a remote Transylvanian village looking for vampires. Alfred falls in love with the inn-keeper's young daughter Sarah. However, she has been spotted by the mysterious count Krolock who lives in a dark and creepy castle outside the village...

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