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21 July 1978 (Finland) moreTagline:
They were after silver and they struck gold.Plot:
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher (Michael Caine) is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to buy... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Delightful comedy with stellar cast moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Caine | ... | Doc Fletcher |
 | Cybill Shepherd | ... | Debbie Luckman |
 | Louis Jourdan | ... | Prince di Siracusa |
| Stéphane Audran | ... | Shireen Firdausi |
| David Warner | ... | Agha Firdausi |
| Tom Smothers | ... | Donald Luckman |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Joe Fiore |
 | Jay Leno | ... | Albert Fiore |
 | Tony Mascia | ... | Marvin Skinner |
| Charles Gray | ... | Charles Cook |
 | Joss Ackland | ... | Henry Foreman |
| Jeremy Clyde | ... | Nick Topping |
| Moustache | ... | Signore Bendetti |
| Mike Falco | ... | Boston |
| Philip Mascellino | ... | St. Louis |
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This is a movie I could easily have missed. It played at a theater I worked at, and was an unusually rare booking in that, as I recall, it actually played for less than a week (talk about filler).
Nevertheless, it really is a gem of a comedy. Years later, working in a video store, I would frequently put it on the store monitor to play, and almost never got through the whole thing, because invariably someone would see a bit of it and then want to rent it.
Contrary to another user's comment, it would be hard to claim that Jay Leno's role is third. He has a good part, but he could hardly be placed ahead of Louis Jourdan or Tom Smothers. Possibly ahead of David Warner.
This is not some people's idea of comedy, as there are no fart jokes or car crashes, but it's a movie you find yourself chuckling at all the way through. A collection of classy comedic performances from the stars and supporting cast members Joss Ackland, Charles Gray, Jeremy Clyde (of Chad & Jeremy fame), and Leno, among others.
Be warned if looking for it on home video, however. Though the first release of it was in SP mode, it was later released in a bargain-bin EP/SLP version, which will of course look like crap. If only someone would put this gem out on DVD.