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The Squeeze (1978)

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A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.

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Complete credited cast:
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Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan
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Clarisse Saunders
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Jeff Olafsen
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Sam
Robert Alda ...
Captain Donati
Angelo Infanti ...
Inspector
Antonella Murgia ...
Jessica
Peter Carsten ...
Van Stratten
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Hans (as Rudolf van Husen)
Dyane Silverstein ...
Cashier
Steven Burch ...
Fred (as Steve Burche)
Ron Van Clief ...
Duke
Bob Hevelone ...
Lieutenant (as Bob Avalone)
Roy Brocksmith ...
Warehouse Owner
Ewald G. Spader ...
Electrician
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Lee Van Cleef is a safe cracker coming out of retirement to pull off one last caper. The Germans behind the theft are planning to steal $1,000,000. But unbeknownst to the safe cracker, they are planning to kill him afterward. When he learns of their intent, he begins plotting his revenge. Written by Yocke

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Hot rocks... Hot lead! VAN CLEEF is caught in... See more »

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Comedy | Crime | Drama

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25 October 1978 (Sweden)  »

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Diamond Thieves  »

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Will squeeze your patience
16 February 2013 | by (Victoria, BC) – See all my reviews

After the spaghetti western craze in Italy died out in the mid-1970s, Lee Van Cleef still found himself wanted by Italian filmmakers for several years afterwards, "The Squeeze" being one of his post-westerns. Although Van Cleef was in his 50s when this movie was made, he still had the stuff that made him a star, and he gives a solid performance here. Another good performance in the movie comes from Karen Black, who is pretty convincing as a kind of ditzy neighbor who enters the life of Van Cleef's character. The movie also has better than average production values for an Italian production for the time, with on-location filming in New York City that gives the movie an authentic feeling at times. However, despite all this good stuff, the movie is still somewhat of a struggle to watch. It's very talky, with long stretches with nothing happening. A few more action sequences would have helped considerably. There are a couple of twists in the final few minutes, but it's too little too late. In short, the movie is probably only for die hard fans of Lee Van Cleef during an unusually slow night.


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