They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
"Las Vegas, 500 millones" (original title)

A casino blackjack dealer plots with his girlfriend and a group of criminals to hijack and rob an armored car carrying a $7 million in cash while it's in route between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Director:

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

Writers:

André Lay (novel), Jo Eisinger (dialogue),

Stars:

Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Lockwood	...	Tony Ferris
Elke Sommer	...	Ann Bennett
Lee J. Cobb	...	Steve Skorsky
Jean Servais	...	Gino
Georges Géret	...	Leroy
Jack Palance	...	Douglas
Fabrizio Capucci	...	Cooper
Roger Hanin	...	The Boss
Gustavo Re	...	Salvatore
Daniel Martín	...	Merino
Maurizio Arena	...	Clark
Enrique Ávila	...	Baxter
Rossella Bergamonti
Gérard Tichy	...	Sheriff Klinger
Rubén Rojo	...	Brian

Storyline

A Las Vegas casino blackjack dealer plots a complex plan to rob an armored car with $7 million in casino cash while it's en route to Los Angeles. He gets help from criminal associates of his late brother, who was killed in an unsuccessful robbery attempt, as well as his beautiful girlfriend, who is the personal secretary to the corrupt owner of the casino. However, an ambitions investigator for the U.S. Treasury Department is also tracking the armored car, suspecting that it's being used to launder unreported profits for organized crime.

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Plot Keywords:

armored car | caper | armored car robbery | based on novel | number in title

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Taglines:

The scene was the wildest freak-out in Vegas history...and the gig was to grab it all!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Spain Italy France West Germany

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

January 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

Our Man in Las Vegas

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 88,881,085 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capitole Films, Eichberg-Film, Franca Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The amount of money in the armored car was seven million dollars.

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Quotes

Ann Bennett: Would you give up everything for me, Tony?

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Connections

References Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

User Reviews

Not Bad; Elke's presence helps!

This is an average to above-average heist film that is helped immeasurably by the lovely Elke Sommer's presence. Once again, she wasn't able to do much with her character, beside being eye candy. Gary Lockwood is staid, Lee J. Cobb gruff, and Jack Palance wired tight as we have come to expect.

A 6 out of 10. Best performance = Elke Sommer. These late 60's crime pics were churned out ad nauseum, but the criminals' plan itself is fairly interesting. Elke adds a measure of class with her beauty and poise that helps it plug along. I remember seeing this at the drive-in on a double bill with THE WILD BUNCH.