Director – Robert Day – 1960 – UK – Cert. U – 78m **** Three prisoners plot a heist with the perfect alibi… that they are incarcerated in prison at the time – classic British prison comedy is out on UK Blu-ray on Monday, August 4th Very much of its time, this British prison comedy […]
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