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Two Way Stretch

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  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 18m
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6.8/10
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Two Way Stretch (1960)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices.... Read allDodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices. With only a few days' sentence left, and the perfect alibi, what could possibly go wrong?Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices. With only a few days' sentence left, and the perfect alibi, what could possibly go wrong?
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Day
  • Writers
    • John Warren(original story)
    • Len Heath(original story)
    • Alan Hackney(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers
    • David Lodge
    • Bernard Cribbins
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Day
  • Writers
    • John Warren(original story)
    • Len Heath(original story)
    • Alan Hackney(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers
    • David Lodge
    • Bernard Cribbins
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    • 34User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Two Way Stretch (1960)
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    Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Peter Sellers and Bernard Cribbins in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Maurice Denham, Andrew Downie, and Tommy Jenkins in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Maurice Denham, Andrew Downie, and Tommy Jenkins in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Peter Sellers, Edwin Brown, and Lionel Jeffries in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Cyril Chamberlain and Wilfrid Hyde-White in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    John Wood in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Lionel Jeffries in Two Way Stretch (1960)
    Wilfrid Hyde-White in Two Way Stretch (1960)

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    Peter Sellers
    Peter Sellers
    • Dodger Laneas Dodger Lane
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Jelly Knightas Jelly Knight
    Bernard Cribbins
    Bernard Cribbins
    • Lennie Priceas Lennie Price
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Soapy Stevensas Soapy Stevens
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • The Governoras The Governor
    Lionel Jeffries
    Lionel Jeffries
    • Chief P.O. Croutas Chief P.O. Crout
    Irene Handl
    Irene Handl
    • Mrs. Priceas Mrs. Price
    Liz Fraser
    Liz Fraser
    • Ethelas Ethel
    Beryl Reid
    Beryl Reid
    • Miss Pringleas Miss Pringle
    Noel Hood
    • Miss Prescottas Miss Prescott
    Myrette Morven
    • Miss Meakinas Miss Meakin
    George Woodbridge
    George Woodbridge
    • Chief P.O. Jenkinsas Chief P.O. Jenkins
    Edwin Brown
    Edwin Brown
    • Warder Charlieas Warder Charlie
    Cyril Chamberlain
    • Gate Warder (Day)as Gate Warder (Day)
    Wallas Eaton
    • Gate Warder (Night)as Gate Warder (Night)
    Andrew Downie
    • Garden Warderas Garden Warder
    William Abney
    • Visiting Room Warderas Visiting Room Warder
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • Col. Parkrightas Col. Parkright
    • Director
      • Robert Day
    • Writers
      • John Warren(original story) (screenplay)
      • Len Heath(original story) (screenplay)
      • Alan Hackney(additional dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Liz Fraser (Ethel) was still learning to drive at the time the film was made. In the scene where Ethel follows the army convoy in an Aston Martin, she kept stalling as she set off on cue, so ropes were attached to the front of the car, out of shot, and it was towed.
    • Goofs
      The prisoners are able to escape from their cell by removing the pins from the hinges. For obvious reasons real cell doors do not have hinges on the inside.
    • Quotes

      [Dodger is reading the financial pages of the newspaper in his prison cell]

      Dodger Lane: Cor, the bottom's dropped right out of Colonial Cocoa. When you knock off any money, lads, never put it on the Stock Exchange - I'll tell you that for nothing.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: H.M. PRISON HUNTLEIGH
    • Connections
      Featured in The Devil Inside (1961)

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    Lionel Jeffries as the archetypal "screw."
    One of a brace of classic comedies to come out of Britain in the late 50s-early 60s, "Two-Way Stretch" combines all the elements: great comic actors, tight little story line, fast pace, and not overbroad slapstick. Sellers, Cribbins, and Jeffries reprise (sort of!) their roles in "Wrong Arm of the Law," with Sellers and Cribbins the crooks and Jeffries representing the Law. But this time Jeffries is a delightfully wicked "screw," out to "get" the two lay-about inmates in any way he can. A brilliant piece of work, as was his more "Clouseau"-like performance in "Wrong Arm." And kudos to Wilfrid Hyde-White, masterminding the whole thing from his vantage point as a venal vicar! As usual, there is strong support, as well, from the unsung females, the buxom and zany Liz Fraser as Sellers' girlfriend, Ethel, and the incomparable Irene Handl as Cribbins "mum." A delight all-round!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1960 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die grüne Minna
    • Filming locations
      • Frensham Ponds, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Lion Films
      • Tudor Productions
      • John Harvel Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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