A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Based on one of the biggest robberies in London

1980 · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · Crime, Comedy, Action

An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an audacious bank job in central London.

Directed by Ralph Thomas · Written by Guy Elmes

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