Un alibi (troppo) perfetto

La storia

In un penitenziario inglese dove i detenuti godono di grande libertà per poter partecipare ai progetti di riabilitazione e reinserimento nella società, Dodger Lane, un ladruncolo di poche pretese, intende avvalersi dell'aiuto di alcuni delinquenti che hanno quasi finito di scontare la loro pena e stanno per essere rilasciati. Il piano di Lane consiste nel convincere i detenuti ad evadere in gran segreto per potersi appropriare di una favolosa partita di diamanti, per poi fare ritorno in prigione, avendo in questo modo un alibi perfetto e inattaccabile. Lane si finge un pastore protestante per poterli avvicinare e convincere. Poiché i tre detenuti accettano, insieme progettano la fuga, evadono e compiono il colpo. Rientrati in carcere la sera stessa, non vengono sospettati e dopo poco tempo guadagnano la libertà, mentre il ladruncolo Lane viene assicurato alla giustizia. Non tutto però va come previsto...

Cast

P Peter SellersDodger Lane W Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteSoapy Stevens M Maurice DenhamGovernor Horatio Bennett I Irene HandlMrs. Price D David LodgeJelly Knight L Lionel JeffriesChief Prison Officer Sidney Crout L Liz FraserEthel B Bernard CribbinsLennie Price B Beryl ReidMiss Pringle W Walter HuddReverend Patterson G George WoodbridgeChief Prison Officer Jenkins J John Glyn-JonesLawyer

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C Cyril ChamberlainDay Gate Warder N Noel HoodMiss Prescott W Wallas EatonNight Gate Warder M Mario FabriziJones T Thorley WaltersColonel Parkright M Myrette MorvenMiss Meakin E Edwin BrownWarder Charlie A Andrew DownieGarden Warder W William AbneyVisiting Room Warder J John WoodCaptain R Robert JamesPolice Superintendent W Warren MitchellTailor A Arthur MullardFred V Vivienne MartinFred's Wife J Joe GibbonsDustman I Ian WilsonMilkman E Edward DentithDetective J John HarveyRockhampton Prison Governor J Johnny VyvyanShorthouse H Harry LittlewoodPostman H Homi BodeCourt Chamberlain J John AdamsPolice Inspector (uncredited) J Jack ArmstrongVicar (uncredited) D Del BakerSoldier (uncredited) A Abe BarkerSam (uncredited) J Joe BeckettPrisoner (uncredited) E Eddie BoyceArmy Corporal (uncredited) R Robin BurnsPrisoner (uncredited) T Ted CarrollModelling Prisoner (uncredited) T Tony CastletonPrisoner (uncredited) H Harold CoynePrisoner (uncredited) D Dan DarnelliVicar (uncredited) R Robert DayMinor Role (uncredited) J Jack DearlovePostman (uncredited) O Olga DickieWoman in Pub (uncredited) T Tony DoonanPrisoner in Garden (uncredited) E Eynon EvansSolicitor (uncredited) G George HilsdonHarold (uncredited) G George HoldcroftPrisoner (uncredited) L Lindsay HooperSoldier / Driver (uncredited) T Tommy JenkinsPrisoner (uncredited) G Gerry JudgeConstable (uncredited) F Frederick KelseyVicar (uncredited) A Alf ManganPrisoner (uncredited) J Jack MayPrison Visitor (uncredited) M Manny MichaelPrisoner / Security Van Guard (uncredited) J John MorePrisoner (uncredited) G Guy StandevenPrisoner (uncredited) L Larry TaylorRockingham Quarry Prison Warder (uncredited) J Joe WadhamSecurity Van Driver (uncredited) H Hedger WallaceDetective (uncredited)