Terry-Thomas
Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg
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Dec 15, 2017 · A cry for help.....I have been looking all over for this film. If you find it please send me a link! Many thanks.
- 81 min
- 19.9K
- Graham Von Hesketh GR4
With Terry-Thomas, George Sanders, Lionel Jeffries, Jocelyn Lane. Legend has it that if the famous Barbary Apes leave the Rock of Gibraltar, it's a sign that the British will lose control of it. During World War II, a British officer is put in charge of the apes.
- (66)
- Comedy, War
- Robert Day
- 1962-03
Operation Snatch is a 1962 British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders and directed by Robert Day. [1] [2] Plot. 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.
Stationed at Gibraltar in World War II, Lieut. "Piggy" Wigg has the difficult task of looking after the Rock's famous Barbary apes. Legend has it that as long as the apes are on the Rock, Gibraltar will remain British; consequently, when a mysterious disease threatens the ape colony, Major Hobson, the intelligence officer, realizes that if the apes all die the Germans will take advantage of ...
- Robert Day, Ross Mackenzie
- Terry-Thomas
Operation Snatch (1962) There is a legend that if the barbary apes ever leave the Rock of Gibraltar, the fortress will be lost, and the Rock will leave the British Empire. This is the basis for this charming war-time comedy. When ‘Old Charlie’ – the last male of the ape population – dies, the morale amongst the female apes plummets, and ...
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