In London, bank clerk Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is in charge of gold bullion deliveries. He's a stickler for details and a careful person. He's been doing the job for 20 years and has never failed. Everybody sees him as a bureaucratic drone with no ambitions and no imagination. In reality, he's secretly planning to execute a great bank heist and an unique way to smuggle the gold out of the country.
This is a fun little caper flick. One needs to look no further than running down the stairs in the Eiffel Tower. There's an endearing lightness to this caper film. Alec Guinness has that impish charm. He's this character who could pull an unexpected prank which would shock and delight in equal measures. He's the key to this movie.
This is a fun little caper flick. One needs to look no further than running down the stairs in the Eiffel Tower. There's an endearing lightness to this caper film. Alec Guinness has that impish charm. He's this character who could pull an unexpected prank which would shock and delight in equal measures. He's the key to this movie.