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Director:
William Friedkin
Writers:
Noel Behn (book)
Walon Green (writer)
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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
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Reviews:
A Classic Caper Movie more (10 total)

Cast

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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
William Friedkin's The Brink's Job (Australia)
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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
Filming Locations:
Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA more
Company:
Dino De Laurentiis Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In August of 1978, 15 unedited reels of the film were stolen from a Boston studio. The robbers demanded a USD$600,000 ransom. The money was never paid and the film completed without the missing footage. more
Movie Connections:
References Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) more

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8 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
A Classic Caper Movie, 17 July 2002
8/10
Author: Jakealope from Albany, NY

Compared to the hyped up, over violent fare that passes for crime movies, this movie is no contender. But it's a warm, funny, well paced caper flick about some North Boston Italians who stumbled on to the fact that the great Brink's was a paper tiger.

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