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Operation Snatch is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Robert Day released in USA on 24 september 1962 with Terry-Thomas
Operation Snatch (1962)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 september 1962
Length 1h27
Directed by Robert Day
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Rating67%
Operation Snatch (1962) is a British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders and directed by Robert Day.
The story takes place in Gibraltar, and is based on a local legend: if the resident Barbary Apes were ever to leave, the British would lose Gibraltar. This wartime comedy has Terry-Thomas as the keeper of the apes. When one of the apes goes missing, he is required to go behind enemy lines to capture another one, or be personally responsible for the loss of Gibraltar.
Actors
Terry-Thomas
(Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg)
George Sanders
(Maj. Hobson)
Lionel Jeffries
(Gunner Evans)
Jocelyn Lane
(Bianca Tabori)
Mark Eden
(Mosquito Pilot)
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