Two Way Stretch

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Two Way Stretch

1960

1h 27m

Comedy

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Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) is nearing the end of a three-year robbery sentence alongside accomplices Jelly Knight (David Lodge) and Lennie Price (Bernard Cribbins). The prison governor (Maurice Denham) prides himself on running a perfect prison, and the inmates use his benevolence to live comfortably. Friend Soapy Stevens (Wilfrid Hyde-White) comes to visit with a plan for a foolproof heist, but his scheme is disrupted by the governor's replacement, the stern Sidney Crout.

Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Aug 4

4/5

… Robert Day's Petter Sellers vehicle Two-Way Stretch is a straight up heist movie with a good central idea…never tries to do anything but entertain, and the final heist, with a van lifted into the air, is quite well staged…

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 18

3/4

When is an Ealing Studios comedy not an Ealing Studios comedy? When it’s Two Way Stretch, for one.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

12/10/2019

The result is a hilarious crook farce, nicely free of strain and frenzy from start to finish.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/09/2011

C+

Easily forgettable.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

10/08/2005

2/5

Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

07/22/2004

3/5

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Jim P

07/30/2024

Yet another good old Brit flick, with plenty of subtle British 🇬🇧 jokes!

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Michael W

02/12/2024

Very funny movie. Just watched it today on Film4 for the first time in years. The film has stood the test of time a typical British comedy of the 50/60's. The great Lionel Jefferies, absolutely brilliant throughout, probably stole the show. Peter Sellers was at his usual brilliant best. I think with this and I'm Alright Jack he was possibly at his peak. I won't forget to mention a fantastic supporting cast.

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01/28/2017

Early Peter Sellers movie. Like Hogan's Heros in prison.

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11/01/2013

A quintessentially mid-20th century British comedy that would certainly interest fans of Peter Sellers, although he pretty much plays the straight man on the team in what is a crime caper. The comedy is quite light but it simmers along nicely and a good cast keeps the interest.

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10/12/2013

Good British 60's comedy with a top drawer cast. Sellers is good but Hyde White is the star of the show as a bunch of con men plan a jewel heist whilst on the inside and try to get back before anyone notices. Lionel Jeffries as the Prison Guard also puts in a memorable performance

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10/29/2012

A hilarious prison and caper comedy--Unmissable Madcap British Comedy!!

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Robert Day

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Peter Sellers

Dodger Lane

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Soapy Stevens

David Lodge

Jelly Knight

Bernard Cribbins

Lennie Price

Maurice Denham

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Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) is nearing the end of a three-year robbery sentence alongside accomplices Jelly Knight (David Lodge) and Lennie Price (Bernard Cribbins). The prison governor (Maurice Denham) prides himself on running a perfect prison, and the inmates use his benevolence to live comfortably. Friend Soapy Stevens (Wilfrid Hyde-White) comes to visit with a plan for a foolproof heist, but his scheme is disrupted by the governor's replacement, the stern Sidney Crout.

Director: Robert Day
Producer: E.M. Smedley-Aston
Screenwriter: John Warren, Len Heath
Production Co: Tudor Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 27m