"By Jove, Holland, it's a good job we're both honest men."
The meek and mild bank clerk Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) hits on a plan for his retirement. To steal a shipment of gold bars and smuggle them out of the country disguised as souvenir Eiffel's Towers. To do so he enlists a team (including Stanley Holloway, Sid James and Alfie Bass), to hi-jack the bullion van, and then melt down the booty. Every plan has a flaw, and just when they think they've got away with it the unconceivable happens...
Ealing on a roll here, following its previous comedy hits with another comedy gem, with this caper movie.
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