Operation Snatch

1h 27min

Comedy

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. When he detects that the animals' morale is slipping, he hatches a plan to go behind the German lines to "kidnap" a new ape for his charges to lift their spirits before the Germans find out about their condition and use it as propaganda.

Cast

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Lt. 'Piggy' Wigg
George Sanders

George Sanders

Maj. Hobson
Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Gunner Evans
Jocelyn Lane

Jocelyn Lane

Bianca Tabori
Mark Eden

Mark Eden

Mosquito Pilot
Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz

Col. Waldock

Release date

1st Mar 1962

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English