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British comedy adaptated from the play by Joe Orton. Two bank robbers, Dennis (Hywel Bennett) and Hal (Roy Holder), are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they can stash the cash in Hal’s recently-deceased mother’s coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal’s father (Milo O’Shea) and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott (Richard Attenborough) as he traces the crooks, and the promiscuous nurse Fay (Lee Remick), who is also on the trail of the stolen money. Synopsis Based on the hilarious and controversial Joe Orton play, LOOT is part moral satire, part black comedy and part police drama spoof. Two bank robbers, Dennis (Hywel Bennett) and Hal (Roy Holder), are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they can stash the cash in Hals recently-deceased mothers coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hals father (Milo OShea) and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott (Richard Attenborough). Extras: NEW – Leonie Orton: Remembering Joe Pt 2 NEW – John Lahr on Joe Orton Pt 2 Joe Orton on Eamonn Andrews show (1967)