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Subgenre Sampler

 
Silent Partner, TheSilent Partner, The (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer
A clever twister about a bank heist during the Christmas season involving crafty teller Elliot Gould and psychotic hoodlum Christopher Plummer. A…
Dog Day AfternoonDog Day Afternoon (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
Al Pacino is stunning as a deluded no–hoper who robs a New York bank to finance his lover's sex change operation. Riveting drama based on a…
Taking of Pelham 123, TheTaking of Pelham 123, The (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam
Superlative '70s heist movie – four gunmen hi–jack a train and threaten to kill one passenger for every minute the ransom is late. Taut,…
Dirty MoneyDirty Money (Un Flic) (1972) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve
Final film by the suspense–specialist Melville (LE SAMOURAI), spins a familiar tale of cops and bank–robbers involving Alain Delon,…
Anderson Tapes, TheAnderson Tapes, The (1971)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam
An inventive, if over–ambitious thriller in which a master–thief (Connery) recently released from prison plans a difficult heist, without…
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…

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