Near perfection to the last detail is accorded to THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN. Unfortunately for the perpetrators of the cinematic crime, the same "near perfection" is what does them in. Hawkins is so angry at having been mandatorily retired by the British army that he decides to put his
service experience to devious use by masterminding a huge bank robbery. He enlists a group of his old buddies in his plan and promises that each will receive a share of the million-pound heist. Every painstaking phase of the operation, plus the psyches of the miscreants, is shown in a fascinating,
even humorous fashion. We, the audience, grow to like these guys and want them to succeed...
Released:
1960
Rated:
NR
Length:
116 mins