Directed by Lewis Gilbert
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Four men in post war London meet daily at a local pub. Their conversations about domestic problems, and lack of money, lead one of them to propose a daring heist at a nearby post office. However, most of the screen time is taken up by the rather routine melodrama of their pathetic home lives. Each one is saddled with a woman who either demands money, is having an affair or using them in some way. Most are angry about the way they have been treated after the war by society or the government. Unable to get real jobs, the "leisurely gentleman" is easily able to persuade them to participate in his poorly planned robbery. No one should be surprised when it goes tragically wrong. The main appeal here is the fine acting by the ensemble cast, with Stanley Baker as a washed up boxer standing out.
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