Diamond heist in Rio with Janet Leigh and Robert Hoffmann
This Italian-Spanish-German heist thriller by Giuliano Montaldo was released in West German cinemas in 1968 and was only seen by 198,000 cinemagoers. But don't be put off! Great images from Rio de Janeiro and iconic music by ACADEMY AWARD winner Ennio Morricone (awarded in 2017 for THE HATEFUL EIGHT) make this film a genre pearl.
For decades, Professor Anders (Edward G. Robinson) was a very good English teacher in beautiful Rio. Shortly before his retirement, he visits an old school friend (Bond villain Adolfo Celi) in NYC. This Mark Milford is now an underworld boss and puts the laid-back Prof in touch with four professional criminals for a spectacular diamond robbery. There is the brutal mercenary Weiss (Klaus Kinski, but with a fake voice), the electrician Rossi (Riccardo Cucciolla) and the safe-cracker Gregg (George Rigaud). Not to forget: the dazzling-looking marriage swindler Jean Paul Audry (Robert Hoffmann)! The dashing gigolo is supposed to look after the somewhat spinster secretary Mary Ann (Hitchcock star Janet Leigh), who has exclusive access to the coveted diamonds. The blonde handsome boy almost bites his teeth into this gray mouse. But at some point he finally gets her to bed so that his cronies can start their raid, which is not coincidentally reminiscent of the classic RIFIFI (1955). But that's by no means the end of the story...
Very good genre film that still inspires today! GOLDEN GLOBE winner Janet Leigh plays particularly convincingly. Crime doesn't pay? Definitely in the movie!!!
This Italian-Spanish-German heist thriller by Giuliano Montaldo was released in West German cinemas in 1968 and was only seen by 198,000 cinemagoers. But don't be put off! Great images from Rio de Janeiro and iconic music by ACADEMY AWARD winner Ennio Morricone (awarded in 2017 for THE HATEFUL EIGHT) make this film a genre pearl.
For decades, Professor Anders (Edward G. Robinson) was a very good English teacher in beautiful Rio. Shortly before his retirement, he visits an old school friend (Bond villain Adolfo Celi) in NYC. This Mark Milford is now an underworld boss and puts the laid-back Prof in touch with four professional criminals for a spectacular diamond robbery. There is the brutal mercenary Weiss (Klaus Kinski, but with a fake voice), the electrician Rossi (Riccardo Cucciolla) and the safe-cracker Gregg (George Rigaud). Not to forget: the dazzling-looking marriage swindler Jean Paul Audry (Robert Hoffmann)! The dashing gigolo is supposed to look after the somewhat spinster secretary Mary Ann (Hitchcock star Janet Leigh), who has exclusive access to the coveted diamonds. The blonde handsome boy almost bites his teeth into this gray mouse. But at some point he finally gets her to bed so that his cronies can start their raid, which is not coincidentally reminiscent of the classic RIFIFI (1955). But that's by no means the end of the story...
Very good genre film that still inspires today! GOLDEN GLOBE winner Janet Leigh plays particularly convincingly. Crime doesn't pay? Definitely in the movie!!!