- Le Casse
Infobox_Film
name = Le Casse
imdb_id = 0068347
writer =David Goodis
starring =Jean-Paul Belmondo ,Omar Sharif ,Robert Hossein
director =Henri Verneuil
released =1971
runtime = 120 min.
language = French
music =Ennio Morricone "Le Casse" is a movie directed by French director
Henri Verneuil , starringJean-Paul Belmondo ,Omar Sharif andRobert Hossein . It is based onDavid Goodis 's "The Burglar " and revolve around a team of four burglars chased by a corrupt cop inAthens .Plot
Azad (
Jean-Paul Belmondo ), Ralf (Robert Hossein ) and 2 others accomplices rob a suitcase ofemeralds from a rich Greek citizen, M.Tasco. When Abel Zacharia (Omar Sharif ), the Athenian police chief, surprises Azad's car in front of Tasco's house the night of the robbing, he decides to let Azad and his team go, hoping he could retrieve the diamonds for him. Follows a chase between Azad and the corrupt cop through Athens' streets which culminate to the final scene which will be later borrowed byWitness in 1982.Credits
*Director:
Henri Verneuil
*Starring:Jean Paul Belmondo ,Omar Shariff ,Robert Hossein
*Writer :David Goodis
*Rated G (general audience) inFrance Trivia
The movie is known for his spectacular car chase and Belmondo's spectacular fall from a construction truck.
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