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Directed by Ken Hughes, Jazz Boat is a British crime comedy starring Anthony Quayle, Ian Hendry, and Lionel Jeffries. The film follows a group of small-time criminals who use a jazz band and a river boat as cover for a gold-smuggling operation. Blending understated humor with a caper structure, the film reflects the transitional British crime cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Its tone is playful rather than suspense-driven, leaning on character interaction and mild irony.

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Anthony Newley (Idle on Parade), Anne Aubrey (The Man Inside), and Lionel Jeffries (Orders to Kill) star in the musical crime caper Jazz Boat. 

When Bert Harris (Newley) boasts of his prowess as a thief, he is reluctantly recruited by a beautiful woman (Aubrey) to take part in a jewel heist alongside a violent gang. On the run from both the gang and Detective Sergeant Thompson (Jeffries), Harris and his girlfriend hide out on a river cruise.

Directed by Ken Hughes (The Long Haul), co-written by John Antrobus (The Bed-Sitting Room), and photographed by Nicolas Roeg (Track 29), this entertaining blend of comedy, music, and crime from Warwick Films offers a snapshot of Britains pre-Beatles youth culture, and features performances from the most popular big band of the era, Ted Heath and His Music.

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An electrician is summoned to assist a gang in a big robbery.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

High Definition remaster

Original mono audio

Audio commentary with film historians Will Fowler and Vic Pratt (2026)

Neil Brand on Jazz Boat (2026): in-depth appreciation of the film and its soundtrack by the composer and broadcaster

Now and Then: Anthony Newley (1968): archival interview featuring the actor and songwriter in conversation with broadcaster Bernard Braden