While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.
Acting
Kline's Oscar-winning idiot genius; Curtis owning every frame
Writing
Cleese-Crichton script: every setup pays off perfectly
Direction
Crichton, 42 years after Lavender Hill Mob, still got it
Director
Charles Crichton
Jamie Lee Curtis
Wanda Gershwitz
John Cleese
Archie Leach
Kevin Kline
Otto
Michael Palin
Ken Pile
Maria Aitken
Wendy
Tom Georgeson
Georges Thomason
Cynthia Cleese
Portia
Patricia Hayes
Mrs. Coady
Geoffrey Palmer
Judge
Mark Elwes
Customer in Jeweler's Shop
Neville Phillips
Manager of Jeweler's Shop
Peter Jonfield
Inspector Marvin
Jeremy Child
Mr. Ian Johnson
Stephen Fry
Hutchison
Ken Campbell
Bartlett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kevin Kline won Best Supporting Actor despite being the lead; Palin's stutter research involved joining a stutterers' self-help group.
The Cleese-Palin-Curtis-Kline reunion in Fierce Creatures (1997) flopped because you can't catch lightning twice, darling.
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