The robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off.
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot...
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Classical in form, cool, plot-driven and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Peter FalkTony Pino
- Peter BoyleJoe McGinnis
- Allen GarfieldVinnie Costa
- Warren OatesSpecs O'Keefe
- Gena RowlandsMary Pino
- Paul SorvinoJazz Maffie
- Sheldon LeonardJ. Edgar Hoover
- Kevin O'ConnorStanley Gusciora
- Gerard MurphySandy Richardson
- Patrick HinesH. H. Rightmire
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- William FriedkinDirector
- Walon GreenWriter
- Norman LeighDirector of Photography
- Richard Rodney BennettOriginal Music Composer
- Bud S. SmithEditor
- Robert K. LambertEditor
- Ralph B. SerpeProducer
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