The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
"Operazione San Gennaro" (original title)

Director:

Dino Risi

Writers:

Adriano Baracco, Ennio De Concini,

Stars:

Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Harry Guardino

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Nino Manfredi	...	Armandino Girasole
Senta Berger	...	Maggie
Harry Guardino	...	Jack
Claudine Auger	...	Concettina
Totò	...	Don Vincenzo
Mario Adorf	...	Sciascillo
Frank Wolff	...	Joe
Ugo Fangareggi	...	Agonia
Dante Maggio	...	Il capitano
Giovanni Drudi	...	Il cardinale
Pinuccio Ardia	...	Il barone
Vittoria Crispo	...	Mamma assunta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Enzo Cannavale	...	Gaetano
Jean Louis
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | napoli italy | italian comedy style | bishop | mother son relationship | 

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Taglines:

There's no crime like the present

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Italy France West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

26 February 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Treasure of San Gennaro

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lyre Films, Roxy Film, Ultra Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Concettina: You don't love me anymore. If you did, you'd give me a slap in the face.

User Reviews

The Great Saint Robbery

One of the funniest films I've seen, it's, at its essence, the classic story of a perfect robbery plan gone wrong in the Italian way, a bit like "I Soliti ignoti" ("Rufufú" for the Spaniards). Indeed it's an impressive meeting of Italian artists: Dino Risi was known for his optimistic realistic films, and the cast includes the great comedian Totó. And it delivers even better than it appears.

A pair of Americans want to do the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Genaro, in Napoli. But, Christ, these are the jewels of a saint, and they must convince religious and a bit superstitious "professionals" to do the job. The fun are spread everywhere: the characters and their acts are the classic Risi people, but there are very good slapstick gags, action parts, and an absurd but somewhat restrained sense of humor that carries the film pretty well. Believe me: with some parts in the theft I bursted out laughing as very few times I've had (some Hawks, some Wilder, some Sturges), and I can recall lively many twists and still laugh at them.

If you come across this movie, please don't miss it. One overlooked one to discover.