Two-Way Stretch
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| Two-Way Stretch | |
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 The DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Produced by | E.M. Smedley-Aston |
| Written by | Alan Hackney John Warren Len Heath |
| Starring | Peter Sellers Wilfrid Hyde-White Lionel Jeffries David Lodge Bernard Cribbins Maurice Denham Irene Handl Liz Fraser |
| Music by | Kenneth V. Jones |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Editing by | Bert Rule |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | U.K. / U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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Two-Way Stretch is a British comedy film of 1960, about a group of prisoners who plan to break out of jail, commit a robbery, and then break back into jail again, thus giving them the perfect alibi - that they were behind bars when the robbery occurred. However, their plans are disrupted by the arrival of a strict new Chief Prison Officer, played by Lionel Jeffries.
It was directed by Robert Day from a screenplay by John Warren and Len Heath. The film boasts a rich cast of characters played by, among others, Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, David Lodge, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Lionel Jeffries and Irene Handl. It is considered by many Peter Sellers fans to be one of his best films.
[edit] Cast
- Peter Sellers (Dodger Lane)
- Lionel Jeffries (Prison Officer Crout)
- Wilfrid Hyde-White (Soapy Stevens)
- Bernard Cribbins (Lennie (The Dip) Price)
- David Lodge (Jelly Knight)
- Irene Handl (Mrs Price)
- Liz Fraser (Ethel)
- Maurice Denham (Horatio Bennett, the Prison Governor)
- Beryl Reid (Miss Pringle)
[edit] Crew
- Screenplay John Warren, Len Heath, additional dialogue by Alan Hackney
- Director Robert Day
- Producer M. Smedley-Aston
- Cinematographer Geoffrey Faithfull
- Music Ken Jones
- Art Direction John Box
- Editor Bert Rule
