Grand Slam

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Audience Member Professor James Anders (Edward G. Robinson) is an American teacher in Rio de Janeiro who grows tired of working every day, so he retires and puts together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival: Gregg (George Rigaud) the safecracker, Jean Paul (Robert Hoffman) the playboy, Agostino (Riccardo Cucciolla) the electronics expert and Erich (Klaus Kinski) the military man. Standing in their way is the Grand Slam 70 security system, an alarm that uses microphones to detect any sound. Can they successfully seduce the girl (Janet Leigh), get the key, rob the safe and get out alive? And what if one of them isn't willing to share the loot? How does Adolfo Celi fit in? The only other film by director Giuliano Montaldo I'd seen before was the Closed Circuit. This caper film moves quickly and has a great closing scene. It was written by Mino Roli, Augusto Caminito and Paolo Bianchini along with Marcello Fondato, José Antonio de la Loma and Marcello Coscia. It took more writers to do the script for a caper movie than crooks to pull the caper! Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Has a good beginning and end but sags quite a bit in the middle. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member good crime caper/heist flick amazing cast. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is to Heist flicks as paint-by-numbers is to the Mona Lisa. Sure, the parts are all there, but there is no style or flair. It would only be interesting if you watch it like you would Plan 9 from Outer Space, just to laugh at the film making. For example: look for the part where the robbers have to overcome the photo-beams in front of the vault. Not only are the beams simply clothesline filmed in black light, you can actually see them sag. Shine a flashlight at the wall and see if you can make it sag in the middle. The whole safe-cracking episode plays out like a Laurel & Hardy bit. Forget about seeing the great Edward G. Robinson and the talented Janet Leigh. They are only bit characters. We are treated to over two hours of cardboard, one-dimensional stooges. Skip it and watch Sneakers or Ronin instead. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member fantastic heist flick great ending Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Intricate heist thriller with great international cast and locations. Not a Klaus Kinski film but rather a film with Klaus in it. Well made, with a lot of elements borrowed by other films later on. More of an extra-base-hit than a grand slam though. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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