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Two Way Stretch

Two Way Stretch

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 18mTV-PG
ComedyCrime
⭐ 6.8
IMDB Rating
3,010 votes

While in prison, Dodger plots the perfect heist: break out, steal diamonds, get back before noticed. With days left on sentence and a solid alibi, he's confident nothing can go wrong.

Director
Robert Day
Writers
John Warren, Len Heath, Alan Hackney
Stars
Peter Sellers, David Lodge, Bernard Cribbins
Release Date
March 4, 1960
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 40
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
as Dodger Lane
David Lodge
David Lodge
as Jelly Knight
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
as Lennie Price
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Soapy Stevens
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
as The Governor
Lionel Jeffries
Lionel Jeffries
as Chief P.O. Crout
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
as Mrs. Price
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
as Ethel
Beryl Reid
Beryl Reid
as Miss Pringle
πŸ‘€
Noel Hood
as Miss Prescott

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Frensham Ponds, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
Production
British Lion Film Corporation, Tudor Productions, John Harvel Productions

🏷️ Keywords

prisonerbrandycrapsslapstick comedycigar smoking

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyCrime

⭐ Featured Review

A Sellers Classic
by ianski-4 β€’ 2000-11-01
10/10

"A wonderful film, a classic with so many brilliant performances from almost everybody involved. A clever plot with a plan so cunning you are willing the "bad guys" to get away with it. It stands the test of time and seemed to improve with every viewing. Sellers, David Lodge and Bernard Cribbins are likeable rogues and Lionel Jeffries fits the sadistic warder part like a glove. Liz Fraser and Irene Handel are their usual excellent selves and Wilfred Hyde White shows his versatility throughout. A splendid film - when it's scheduled for TV again, watch it or tape it - an underrat..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Liz Fraser (Ethel) was still learning to drive at the time the film was made. In the scene where Ethel follows the army convoy in an Aston Martin, she kept stalling as she set off on cue, so ropes were attached to the front of the car, out of shot, and it was towed.

πŸ“– Synopsis

While in prison, Dodger plots the perfect heist: break out, steal diamonds, get back before noticed. With days left on sentence and a solid alibi, he's confident nothing can go wrong.