Synopsis

Only When I Larf is a 1968 British comedy, directed by Basil Dearden. It is adapted from the novel Only When I Larf by Len Deighton, and features Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings and Alexandra Stewart. A trio of confidence tricksters (Attenborough, Hemmings and Stewart), attempt to swindle an African state into buying crates full of scrap metal instead of anti-tank guns.