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John Le Mesurier has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s.
The Cheap Detective
1978
Comedy · Crime
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...
Dir. Blake Edwards · With David Niven, Peter Sellers, Claudia Cardinale
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.
Dir. Peter Collinson · With Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Dir. Terence Fisher · With Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee
as Lord Redcliff
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.
Dir. Gene Wilder · With Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?
Dir. Terry Gilliam · With Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier
