Band of Thieves (1962 film)
| Band of Thieves | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Bezencenet |
| Written by | Lyn Fairhurst Harold Shampan |
| Produced by | Lance Comfort |
| Starring | Acker Bilk Geoffrey Sumner Jennifer Jayne |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Roeg |
| Edited by | Tristam Cones |
| Music by | Norrie Paramor |
Production company | Filmvale Productions |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
|
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Band of Thieves is a 1962 British second feature ('B') musical film directed by Peter Bezencenet and starring Acker Bilk, Geoffrey Sumner and Jennifer Jayne. It was written by Lyn Fairhurst and Harold Shampan, and was produced in an attempt to cash in on the Trad jazz craze.
According to Filmink "there is something daggily endearing about the way the Rank Organisation missed out on making all the British rock musicals of the late 1950s and early 1960s that earned money (i.e. the ones with Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard, and The Beatles) but decided to invest in a trad jazz musical."