The Brink's Job

Dec 8, 1978

1h 44m

★ 6.0

The robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off.

Overview

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...

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

History

Production Companies

The De Laurentiis Company

Universal Pictures

The Brink's Job Trailers

Cast

Tony Pino

Peter Falk

Joe McGinnis

Peter Boyle

Vinnie Costa

Allen Garfield

Specs O'Keefe

Warren Oates

Mary Pino

Gena Rowlands

Jazz Maffie

Paul Sorvino

J. Edgar Hoover

Sheldon Leonard

Stanley Gusciora

Kevin O'Connor

Sandy Richardson

Gerard Murphy

H. H. Rightmire

Patrick Hines

Mutt Murphy

Malachy McCourt

FBI Agent

Randy Jurgensen

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