Grand Slam (1968)
Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts are brought together to carry out the robbery: a safe cracking expert, a master thief, a mechanical genius, and a playboy.
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Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts are brought together to carry out the robbery: a safe cracking expert, a master thief, a mechanical genius, and a playboy.
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Genre:Crime, Thriller
Written By:Mino Roli, Augusto Caminito, Marcello Fondato, José Antonio de la Loma, Marcello Coscia
In Theaters:2/20/1968
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Runtime:121 minutes
Studio:Jolly Film, Coral Producciones Cinematográficas, Constantin Film, Paramount Pictures
Cast
Giuliano Montaldo
Director
Janet Leigh
Mary Ann
Robert Hoffmann
Jean-Paul Audry
Klaus Kinski
Erich Weiss
Riccardo Cucciolla
Agostino Rossi
George Rigaud
Gregg Hutchinson
Adolfo Celi
Mark Milford
Edward G. Robinson
Prof. James Anders
Jussara
Setuaka
Miguel del Castillo
Manager
Luciana Angiolillo
Valentino Macchi
(credit only)
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