The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
British Academy Film Award for Best British Film (Charles Crichton)Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
BAFTA Award for Best Film
British Academy Film Award for Best British Film
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature FilmAward details: (details at IMDb)
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A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.