Grand Slam (Ad ogni costo) (1967)

Posted : 4 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 4 22:52

A retired school teacher, the Professor (Edward G. Robinson), has a plan to rob 10 million in precious gems from a Rio De Janeiro diamond exchange. He recruits four retired criminals, that are experts in the fields of safe cracking, electronics/gadgets, seduction and killing. Even though the Professor has planned everything down to the last detail nothing goes quite as planned... A caper flick in the same vein as Topkapi, Seven Golden Men, and The Italian Job(1969); more of a suspense movie than a comedy thriller, like the others, though. Robinson's role is important, but is basically an extended cameo (seven years later, he would die not too long after his last performance in Soylent Green). Rounding out the recognizable cast (the rest are European actors) are Janet Leigh (Psycho), wh...Read more

Rating : 6/10