Movie Description A classic account of the misadventures of a group of amateurish crooks. The hapless and bungling group of burglars try to break into a store from an apartment next door -- only to find they've drilled through a wall to another room in the same apartment. Each thief comes to the job with a distraction, and the gang's technical expert, who proffers an elaborate burglary lecture, retires to the bathroom when it comes time to do the actual work. After this arduous all-night heist attempt, dawn breaks and they all decide to go home.
| Credits | | Cast: | Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Rossana Rory |
Notes Comic spoof of "Rififi" (Jules Dassin, 1955).
A production of Lux Films and released by United Motion Picture Organization.
Editorial Reviews "...Widely regarded as the funniest caper movie ever..." USA Today - Mike Clark (06/22/2001)
"A fortuitous, one-time-only coupling of slapstick and the neorealist ethos." Premiere - Premiere Staff (08/01/2006)
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