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6.5/10   760 votes
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Director:
William Friedkin
Writers:
Noel Behn (book)
Walon Green (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 May 1979 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
The greatest true comedy robbery of all time!
Plot:
After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
I enjoyed it! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Falk ... Tony Pino

Peter Boyle ... Joe McGinnis
Allen Garfield ... Vinnie Costa (as Allen Goorwitz)
Warren Oates ... Specs O'Keefe

Gena Rowlands ... Mary Pino

Paul Sorvino ... Jazz Maffie
Sheldon Leonard ... J. Edgar Hoover
Gerard Murphy ... Sandy Richardson
Kevin O'Connor ... Stanley Gusciora
Claudia Peluso ... Gladys
Patrick Hines ... H.H. Rightmire
Malachy McCourt ... Mutt Murphy
Walter Klavun ... Daniels
Randy Jurgensen ... FBI agent
John Brandon ... FBI agent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Big Stickup at Brink's
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | UK:A | UK:PG (video re-rating) (1992) | USA:PG (re-rating on appeal) | USA:R (original rating) (1978) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During production, a Boston Resident was paid to remove the air conditioner from his window so they could film on that particular street for a shot. The next day when they arrived to continue filming, every window on the street had an air conditioner more
Movie Connections:
References Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) more

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6 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
I enjoyed it!, 21 February 2000
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Author: EW-3 from United States

A neat little crime caper, and I wonder why we never see it on any of the cable networks. Falk was great, as were Peter Boyle and Warren Oates, and believe or not, Paul Sorvinio was in this one too! Realistic, and pretty honest.

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