The Million Dollar Countdown (1967)
"L'assalto al centro nucleare" (original title)

Director:

Mario Caiano

Writers:

Sandro Continenza (screenplay), Arturo Marcos (screenplay),

Stars:

Frank Wolff, Rossella Como, Giampiero Albertini

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Wolff	...	Paul Lefèvre
Rossella Como	...	Claudine (as Rosella Como)
Giampiero Albertini	...	Joe
Claudio Gora	...	Proprietario del Yacht
Gérard Landry	...	Il Colonnello
Toni Ucci	...	Theo
Isabella Biancini	...	Huguette (as Thea Fleming)
Jesús Puente	...	Talbol
Josyane Gibert	...	Fiamma (as Josiane Gilbert)
Luigi Radaelli	...	Zero
Pippo Starnazza
Aldo Bufi Landi
Consalvo Dell'Arti
Massimo Carocci
Pino Polidori

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

3 May 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Million Dollar Countdown

Filming Locations:

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 6,984,324 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fénix Cooperativa Cinematográfica, Nike Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Italian caper-heist comedy with Frank Wolff

In this Italian-French caper-heist comedy, recently released thief and safecracker Frank Wolff is hired to steal a weapons system from a government fortress (the first few scenes of the film look like a z-grade space opera as men look at screens and dials during a missile take-off). As is usually the case in these caper films, he puts together a motley crew of comic types, but since this is more of a comedy with crime elements than a crime film with comic touches, there is a lot of buffoonery and the result is much more like a euro version of WHO'S MINDING THE MINT rather than of GRAND SLAM. One of the more interesting touches in this film is the offbeat Swingle Singers-style "vocalese" heard through much of the soundtrack-- It lends a classy touch to the proceedings. Otherwise, I didn't find this film particularly memorable. The comedy is passable, and the film moves quickly, but when the things I find most interesting about a film are the cars in it and the musical score, I know I haven't seen a classic. If a dubbed European espionage-caper comedy is what you're looking for, then I guess MILLION DOLLAR COUNTDOWN is for you, but I wouldn't go to any great lengths to acquire a copy.