Comedy

Crime

The Jokers

Scimitar Productions

United Kingdom

English

Michael Crawford

Oliver Reed

Harry Andrews

James Donald

Michael Hordern

Daniel Massey

Gabriella Licudi

Lotte Tarp

Michael Goodliffe

Rachel Kempson

William Mervyn

Freda Jackson

Peter Graves

Warren Mitchell

Frank Finlay

Brian Wilde

Ingrid Boulting

William Kendall

Edward Fox

Mark Burns

Basil Dignam

Kenneth Colley

Eric Thompson

William Devlin

Peter Gilmore

Nicky Henson

Julian Holloway

Brook Williams

Ian La Frenais

Johnny Pearson

Pat Marsden

Ben Arbeid

Jim Hydes

Maurice Foster

Michael Winner

Dick Clement

Bernard Gribble

Jeanette Freeman

Kenneth Marsden

Ken Hodges

John Blezard

Garth Inns

Herbert Smith

Jimmy Harris

Ken Softley

Malcom Sandeman

Ron Ballanger

John Brady

Maureen Newman

Timothy Pitt Miller

Fred Hymns

Ariel Levy

John Purchese

Terry Rawlings

Doreen Dearnaley

Hugh Strain

Tony Armstrong

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OK, so maybe Michael Winner got a bit carried away with the poster claiming this as exciting as "Topkapi" (1964) but it is still quite an entertaining crime caper to watch. Michael Crawford is "Michael", dragooned from his army regiment - it turns out he has rather a habit of being kicked out of things. He unites with his successful, raffish, brother "David" (Oliver Reed) and the pair decide on some sort of spectacular revenge. What to do, though? Well a visit to the Tower of London soon settles that. Crawford sets up a false identity as an Irish bomber and they gradually create a pretty effective degree of panic amongst the establishment as they cannibalise coffee pots and the like into makeshift explosive devices... When their real crime comes along, the crowing glory of their plan is accomplished. They had planned to return their ill-gotten loot, but at this point the brothers deviate from their plan - "Michael" neglects to follow through with certain aspects of their deal leaving poor old "David" high and dry, and in the clink! An efficient supporting cast - Harry Andrews, Sir Michael Hordern, Daniel Massey and James Donald along with a fast moving, quite humorous, script from writers Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement (who went on to write the classic BBC sitcom "Porridge" in 1974) makes this a better effort than I expected it to be. Reed and Crawford work well together, and it's just good fun.

The Jokers 1967 robbery heist clip

The Jokers (1967) - the brothers fall out

The Jokers (1967) - the brothers get an idea

The Jokers Intro and Theme (1967) Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed

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Oliver Reed

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James Donald

Michael Hordern

Daniel Massey

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Lotte Tarp

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