Operation Snatch

“For the first time the Rock really rocks with inspired lunacy.”

Legend has it that if the famous Barbary Apes leave the Rock of Gibraltar, it's a sign that the British will lose control of it. During World War II, a British officer is put in charge of the apes. When he detects that the animals' morale is slipping, he hatches a plan to go behind the German lines to "kidnap" a new ape for his charges to lift their spirits before the Germans find out about their condition and use it as propaganda.

Screenplay

John Warren

Screenplay

Alan Hackney

Screenplay

Len Heath

Director

Robert Day

Status

Released

Release date

01/03/1962

Original language

English