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The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) [NR]

Featuring:
Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins

Written by:
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson
John Antrobus

Directed by:
Cliff Owen


Release Date:
March 17, 1963

Original Title:
The Wrong Arm of the Law

Alternate Titles:
La treta del dos por uno

Genres:
Comedy | Crime

Production Companies:
Robert Velaise Productions
Romulus Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 12+  GB: U  GR: 13  HU: 12  IE: PG  US: NR 

Runtime: 94

Meet the Mastermind Who Pulls the Strings in the Underworld...and all his mobs and dolls...filling the London fog with laughter and lunacy!!!

Overview from TheMovieDB

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upsets the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.

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The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that goes one better. They dress as Police Officers and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the Police/criminal relationship, and the Police and the crooks join forces to catch the impersonating Police Officers, including an armored car robbery in which the Police must help the gangs to set a trap.

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The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.7/10

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Production

Associate Producer:
Cecil F. Ford
E.M. Smedley-Aston

Director:
Cliff Owen

Director of Photography:
Ernest Steward

Editor:
Tristam Cones

Executive Producer:
Robert Velaise

Music:
Richard Rodney Bennett

Original Story:
William Whistance Smith
Ivor Jay

Producer:
Aubrey Baring

Screenplay:
John Warren
Len Heath

Still Photographer:
Ray Hearne

Writer:
Alan Simpson
Ray Galton
John Antrobus

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