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The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

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6.0/10 • 11

1980-05-131h 42m

Thriller

An incredible, intriguing and true story!

A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash communists by pulling off a daring bank robbery.

Directors
Francis Megahy
Writters
Francis Megahy, Bernie Cooper

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  1. Ian McShane

    Ian McShane

    The Brain (Bert)

  2. Warren Clarke

    Warren Clarke

    Jean

  3. Christopher Malcolm

    Christopher Malcolm

    Serge

  4. Stephen Greif

    Stephen Greif

    Rocco

  5. Nigel Humphreys

    Nigel Humphreys

    Alex

  6. Eric Mason

    Eric Mason

    Fernand

  7. Matthew Long

    Matthew Long

    Michel

  8. Alain Guano

    Alain Guano

    Alain

  9. Barry Lowe

    Barry Lowe

    Lawyer

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dirkmassey

Oct 7, 2013

10/10

'Strongly committed to the ideals of a French right wing alliance with links in high places all over the world, Bert (IAN MCSHANE) conceives of a brilliant plan to obtain finances to buy arms in the cause of an eventual political take-over. The scene is Nice, playground of the rich and indolent. Over a long weekend the vault of a particular bank will be stuffed with francs. And Bert knows a way in.....through a labyrinthine sewer system, a map of which he has obtained from a contact in the town hall. With colleagues from former fighting days in Indo-China and Algeria, Jean (WARREN CLARKE) and Serge (CHRISTOPHER MALCOLM), Bert reluctantly has to recruit a band of professional criminals to assist in the robbery. The dangerous elements of crime and passionate politics make for uneasy bedfellows..........The criminals look on the job as merely a passport to money and the good life; they cannot understand Bert's ideological approach summed up as 'without arms....without hatred.....without violence'. As the job is planned with meticulous and flawless detail, the personality clashes between the two factions become more and more defined. But the heist goes perfectly and Bert finds more money than he ever dreamed of. There's fifteen million dollars: the biggest bank job in the world. Though the police are completely baffled at first, the criminal members of the robbery team are soon throwing their money around with reckless abandon. As they are caught one by one, Bert manages to avoid capture but in the end he, too, is cornered. Even so, he might still be able to offer the police a deal' The above description was taken from the Video released in the UK on the Precision Video label - a great great film and well worth a couple of hours of everyone's time

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
bank robbery attempt