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A motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.A motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.A motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
John Beradino
- Chief of Detectives
- (as John Berardino)
John Alban
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
Ida Augustian
- Claire
- (uncredited)
Frank Baker
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
Herman Belmonte
- Guest at Ball
- (uncredited)
Shirley Blackwell
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
George Blagoi
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- Customs Inspector
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
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Usually films located on a place as lovely as the French Riviera, especially Monte Carlo get the full technicolor treatment like To Catch a Thief. But in Seven Thieves director Henry Hathaway opted for black and white because this is a noir and the key here is the plot of the caper and the relationships of the characters.
Expatriate American academician Edward G. Robinson calls on a young protégé Rod Steiger to come over from America to help him heist a casino in Monte Carlo. He's recruited a gang and needs someone he can trust to keep them in line.
Robinson's role is similar to that of Sam Jaffe in The Asphalt Jungle and Steiger it seems is his Sterling Hayden.
That's how it seems at the start, but there's a whole lot more going on here as the characters reveal themselves bit by bit during the planning and execution of the caper.
Coincidentally in the same year another caper film, Ocean's 11 about robbing casinos also came out. But this is definitely not as lighthearted as that Ratpack romp.
What to watch for is the relationships between Robinson and Steiger and between Steiger, Joan Collins and Eli Wallach.
Nicely done little noir classic.
Expatriate American academician Edward G. Robinson calls on a young protégé Rod Steiger to come over from America to help him heist a casino in Monte Carlo. He's recruited a gang and needs someone he can trust to keep them in line.
Robinson's role is similar to that of Sam Jaffe in The Asphalt Jungle and Steiger it seems is his Sterling Hayden.
That's how it seems at the start, but there's a whole lot more going on here as the characters reveal themselves bit by bit during the planning and execution of the caper.
Coincidentally in the same year another caper film, Ocean's 11 about robbing casinos also came out. But this is definitely not as lighthearted as that Ratpack romp.
What to watch for is the relationships between Robinson and Steiger and between Steiger, Joan Collins and Eli Wallach.
Nicely done little noir classic.
- bkoganbing
- Mar 17, 2005
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Did you know
- TriviaHenry Hathaway was not too happy with this film, which he originally conceived as being far more light-hearted. He wanted William Powell and Dean Martin to play the leads. He was happy enough to have Edward G. Robinson as a replacement for Powell (who had retired), but was very dissatisfied with Steiger, who often refused to take direction and was reprimanded by the studio front office. "Christ, it was supposed to be a fun film - and Steiger is far, far from having a sense of humor", he was quoted as saying, in a 1974 interview.
- GoofsAfter the robbery, when they are driving from Monaco to Cannes, they are driving to the east. Cannes is west of Monaco.
- Quotes
Theo Wilkins: Now, an international axiom. A man who says "whiskey" is an Englishman. A man who says "double whiskey" is an Irishman. But a man who asks, "Have you any ice?" is an American.
- Crazy creditsThe names of the cast appear on items on a gaming table.
- ConnectionsFeatured in This Is Joan Collins (2022)
- SoundtracksI Can't Begin To Tell You
(uncredited)
Music by James V. Monaco
Played by the band at Le Cave while Theo and Paul talk
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Sieben Diebe
- Filming locations
- French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France(exterior shots)
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- Budget
- $1,650,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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