The Big Job

"Carry On Robbing!"

1965 1h 28m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 27

ComedyCrimeMystery

Synopsis

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A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.

“Carry On Robbing!”

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Cast

Sidney James
George Brain
Sylvia Syms
Myrtle Robbins
Dick Emery
Frederick 'Booky' Binns
Joan Sims
Mildred Gamely
Lance Percival
Timothy 'Dipper' Day
Jim Dale
Harold
Edina Ronay
Sally Gamely
Deryck Guyler
Police Sergeant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Thomas
Writers: John Antrobus, Talbot Rothwell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rod Nelson-Keys shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sidney James and Sylvia Syms and Dick Emery carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Carry On Robbing!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gerald Thomas directs. Rod Nelson-Keys cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Editor Rod Nelson-Keys shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Sidney James and Sylvia Syms and Dick Emery carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Carry On Robbing!".
6IMDB entry: tt0058969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Rod Nelson-Keys
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): U
IMDB: The Big Job (1965)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-09-05
★ 6/10
It's a sort of carry-on-criminal, this one - with a reliable cast of British actors - Sid James, Sylvia & Joan Sims and Lance Percival amongst the stalwarts who recount this rather daft story of a bank robbery that goes a bit wrong! They get caught, sent down for fifteen years and when they escape, all set for a life on the Riviera - they discover the tree trunk in which Sid deposited the loot is now part of a police station. It's a jolly effort that sees them come up with all sorts of wheezes to try and recover their loot from under the unintentionally watchful eyes of "Sgt." Derek Guyler that raises a titter now and again. Maybe a bit on the long side; the joke wears thin after about an hour, and the humour hasn't really lasted that well - but it's still a good ensemble performance.

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