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Subgenre Sampler

 
Cercle Rouge, LeCercle Rouge, Le (The Red Circle) (1970)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand
A precisely–crafted colour 'noir' from the French master, dir. Melville, which rejigs the usual ingredients into an exemplary heist…
Danger DiabolikDanger Diabolik (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli
Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
DeadfallDeadfall (1968)
Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli, Eric Portman
Somewhat lumpy thriller with Caine recruited by a husband and wife to pull of a daring diamond heist. The actual robbery is cross–cut with a…
Farewell, FriendFarewell, Friend (Honor Among Thieves) (1968)
Dir. Jean Herman
Feat. Alain Delon, Charles Bronson
Dependable French caper, centered on an elaborate heist, with warhorses Branson and Delon thick as thieves in vying to crack the same high security…
Grand SlamGrand Slam (Ad Ogni Costo) (1967)
Dir. Giuliano Montaldo
Feat. Janet Leigh, Klaus Kinski, Edward G. Robinson
Smooth–running thriller about an international criminal gang who attempt a gruelling diamond heist during the chaotic Carnival in Rio de…
RobberyRobbery (1967) Recommended
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Sir Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth
Topnotch heist film is a tension filled reconstruction of "The Great Train Robbery" with Stanley Baker in the Ronnie Biggs role. Film gets off to…
How to Steal a MillionHow to Steal a Million (1966)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach
A top cast lifts this romantically–inclined suspense caper, wherein Hepburn must steal a forged sculpture belonging to her own family before it…
Killers, TheKillers, The (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Lee Marvin, Clu Gulager, Angie Dickinson
Transposed into the garish 60s, Ernest Hemingway's famous story is transformed into a harder, more callous exercise in casual violence and sexual…
TopkapiTopkapi (1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell
A classy comic–romantic spin on the director’s RIFIFI shot on location in Turkey and Greece, that climaxes with another brilliantly exacted…
Doulos, LeDoulos, Le (The Finger Man) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani
Eschewing the French New Wave movement in favour of homage to the then ‘passe’ genre of film noir, dir. Jean–Pierre Melville adds shades of…

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