The Big Job
Seen it?1965 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Lavender Hill Mob or The Ladykillers, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge from prison intent on retrieving their stolen loot - and discover a police station has been built over its hiding place.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gerald Thomas
- Sidney JamesGeorge Brain
- Sylvia SymsMyrtle Robbins
- Dick EmeryFrederick 'Booky' Binns
- Joan SimsMildred Gamely
- Lance PercivalTimothy 'Dipper' Day
- Jim DaleHarold
- Edina RonaySally Gamely
- Deryck GuylerPolice Sergeant
- Reginald BeckwithRegister Office Official
- Brian RawlinsonHenry Blobbitt