Grand Slam (1967) Ad ogni costo (original title)

Director:

Giuliano Montaldo

Writers:

Paolo Bianchini (story)
Augusto Caminito (story)
(more)

Release Date:

28 September 1967 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

After retirement, Professor James Anders presents criminal Mark Milford an elaborate plan to rob a diamond...

Plot Keywords:

Brazil | Diamond | Diamond Company | New York City | Hatred

Cast

Janet Leigh	...	Mary Ann
Robert Hoffmann	...	Jean-Paul Audry
Klaus Kinski	...	Erich Weiss
Riccardo Cucciolla	...	Agostino Rossi
George Rigaud	...	Gregg
Adolfo Celi	...	Mark Milford
Edward G. Robinson	...	Prof. James Anders
Jussara	...	Stetuaka
Miguel Del Castillo	...	Manager
Luciana Angiolillo
Valentino Macchi	...	(credit only)
Anny Degli Uberti
Aldo Bonamano
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fulvio Mingozzi	...	Milford's Thug (uncredited)

Directed by
Giuliano Montaldo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paolo Bianchini		story
Augusto Caminito		story
Marcello Coscia
José Antonio de la Loma
Marcello Fondato
Mino Roli		screenplay
Mino Roli		story

Produced by
Arrigo Colombo	....	producer (as Harry Colombo)
Zeljko Kunkera	....	producer
Giorgio Papi	....	producer (as George Papi)

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Antonio Macasoli

Film Editing by
Nino Baragli

Art Direction by
Alberto Boccianti

Costume Design by
Giorgio Desideri

Makeup Department
Adrián Jaramillo	....	makeup artist: Spain
Mario Van Riel	....	makeup artist
Luciano Vito	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Raul Araujo	....	unit manager: Rio De Janeiro
Franco Cuccu	....	assistant unit manager
Massimo Dallamano	....	production manager
Roberto Machado	....	production manager: Rio De Janeiro
Jose Malla	....	assistant unit manager: Spain
Genis Rodriquez	....	unit manager: Spain
Valentín Sallent	....	production manager: Spain
Franco Serino	....	production manager
Lucio Trentini	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
María José Bassi	....	assistant director: New York
Federico Canudas	....	assistant director: Spain
Carlos Do Conto	....	assistant director (as Carlos Luiz Conto)
Mauro Sacripanti	....	assistant director

Art Department
Giorgio Pes	....	set dresser
Juan Alberto Soler	....	art director: Spain
Roberto Velocchio	....	assistant art director: London

Sound Department
Alvaro Orsini	....	boom operator
Umberto Picistrelli	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Armando Grilli	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Carlo Fiore	....	camera operator
Giuseppe Gatti	....	assistant camera
Ricardo Gonzáles	....	camera operator
Alberto Marrama	....	assistant camera
Santiago Rodríguez	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Enrique Garriga	....	costume designer: Spain

Editorial Department
Ilse Petersen	....	assistant editor
Elvira Tonini	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Sergio Bardotti	....	composer: songs "Vai via malincolia" and "Tu"
Ennio Morricone	....	composer: songs "Vai via malincolia" and "Tu"
Bruno Nicolai	....	conductor

Other crew
Almeidinha	....	carnival sequence consultant
Lewis E. Ciannelli	....	dialogue supervisor
Massimo Dallamano	....	general administrator
Hilde Petermann	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Constantin Film Produktion
• Coral Producciones Cinematográficas
• Jolly Film

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Constantin Film (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Blue Underground (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• SC Entertainment (Spain)

Also Known As:

"Ad ogni costo" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

121 min | Spain:114 min

Country:

Italy | Spain | West Germany

Language:

English | Portuguese | French | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Australia:M | Norway:16 (1968) | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Constantin Film Produktion

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Professor Anders is reading the labels on the card index in Milford's office, he says "......tipsters, unions, uranium, Vatican....". The names on the files are clearly visible and there is no file labelled 'unions'.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Vibrations (1968)

Soundtrack:

Go Away Melancholy

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