Cinematheque: Jean-Paul Belmondo
The Burglars / Le casse (France, 1971, 35mm, 120 min., subtitled, Directed by Henri Verneuil, with Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon)
Event Details
Date
Friday, July 29, 2011
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Cinematheque, room 4070, Vilas Hall
Description
This action-packed 70s thriller from director Verneuil, with a seductive Ennio Morricone score, provides a showcase for some brave and jaw-dropping stunt work provided personally by leading man Belmondo. In the second screen adaptation of a David Goodis’ novel, Athens jewel thief Jean-Paul plays a game of cat and mouse with cop Sharif and treacherous blonde Cannon. Double feature continues with Night Caller (Peur sur la villa).
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