The League of Gentlemen (film)

The League of Gentlemen
The film's British quad poster
Directed byBasil Dearden
Screenplay byBryan Forbes
Based onThe League of Gentlemen
a 1958 novel
by John Boland
Produced byMichael Relph
StarringJack Hawkins
Nigel Patrick
Roger Livesey
Richard Attenborough
CinematographyArthur Ibbetson
Edited byJohn D. Guthridge
Music byPhilip Green
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • 5 April 1960 (1960-04-05)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£192,000[1] or £179,602[2]

The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British heist action comedy film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey and Richard Attenborough. It is based on John Boland's 1958 novel of the same name, and features a screenplay written by Bryan Forbes, who also co-starred in the film.

  1. ^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p103
  2. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360