Band of Thieves

A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.

• Release date
• August 30, 1962
• Runtime
• 69 min
• Genres
• Crime, Music
• Director
• Peter Bezencenet

Cast

Acker Bilk Self

C

Colin Smith Flash

J

Jonathan Mortimer Fingers

R

Ronald McKay Scouse

R

Roy James Dippy

S

Stan Greig Haggis

E

Ernest Price The Mole Geoffrey Sumner The Governor