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The Burglars
In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.
1971 · Directed by Henri Verneuil · 120 min · Action · Crime · Thriller · 8 frames
Tagline
Catch the burglars!
Crew
- Written by: Henri Verneuil, Vahé Katcha
- Cinematography: Claude Renoir
- Edited by: Pierre Gillette
- Music: Ennio Morricone
- Production design: Jacques Saulnier
- Produced by: Henri Verneuil
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Azad
- Omar Sharif as Abel Zacharia
- Dyan Cannon as Lena
- Robert Hossein as Ralph
- Nicole Calfan as Hélène
- Myriam Feune de Colombi as Isabelle Tasco
- Raoul Delfosse as Guardian of Villa Tasco
- José Luis de Vilallonga as Mr. Tasco
- Renato Salvatori as Renzi
- Marc Arian as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Production
- Country: France, Italy
- Language: French
- Studios: Columbia Films S.A., Vides Cinematografica
- Box office: $33,000,000
- Themes: burglar, athens, greece, gang of thieves, dockyard, heist, police corruption, theft, home invasion, cat and mouse, french noir
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