Grand Slam

Sep 28, 1967

2h 1m

★ 7.1

These men are in... for the crime of their lives.

Overview

Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts are brought together to carry out the robbery: a safe cracking expert, a master thief, a mechanical genius, and a playboy.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Jolly Film

Coral Producciones Cinematográficas

Constantin Film

Paramount Pictures

Grand Slam Trailers

Cast

Mary Ann

Janet Leigh

Jean-Paul Audry

Robert Hoffmann

Erich Weiss

Klaus Kinski

Agostino Rossi

Riccardo Cucciolla

Gregg Hutchinson

George Rigaud

Mark Milford

Adolfo Celi

Prof. James Anders

Edward G. Robinson

Setuaka

Jussara

Manager

Miguel del Castillo

Luciana Angiolillo

(credit only)

Valentino Macchi

Anny Degli Uberti

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