$ (1971)

A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob three safety deposit boxes containing $1.5 million in cash belonging to three very different criminals from a high-tech security bank in Hamburg, Germany.

Director:

Richard Brooks

Writer:

Richard Brooks

Stars:

Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert Fröbe

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Beatty	...	Joe Collins
Goldie Hawn	...	Dawn Divine
Gert Fröbe	...	Mr. Kessel
Robert Webber	...	Attorney
Scott Brady	...	Sarge
Arthur Brauss	...	Candy Man
Robert Stiles	...	Major
Wolfgang Kieling	...	Granich
Bob Herron	...	Bodyguard (as Robert Herron)
Christiane Maybach	...	Helga
Hans Hutter	...	Karl
Monica Stender	...	Berta Schmidt
Horst Hesslein	...	Bruno
Wolfgang Kuhlman	...	Furcoat
Klaus Schichan	...	Knifeman (as Klaus Tschichan)

Storyline

Several criminals use safe deposit boxes in a German bank to store large amounts of illicit cash. An employee of the bank learns who they are by means of a prostitute they all patronize, and devises a clever plan with her to steal the money. Now the criminals can't go to the police, but they can try to steal the money back...

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Plot Keywords:

gold bar | scotch whiskey | cocaine | cigar smoking | germany | 

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Taglines:

The title is "$". That's right "$". Everybody wishes they had more "$" WARREN BEATTY & GOLDIE HAWN do something about it as two modern day Robin hoods...stealing "$" from the rich (the bad guys) to give to the poor (themselves). Suspense, comedy, chase scenes...Try It! You'll Like It!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Horst Hesslein, the technical advisor, spent a number of years working for some of the Hamburg night spots and he knew almost every character in the Reeperbahn district. His home was actually in Hamburg.

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Goofs

At about 70 minutes into the movie, Goldie Hawn is called in a public phone booth in Hamburg by Warren Beatty. The film takes place around 1970. While a public phone booth could always have been called in the USA, in Germany it was not possible until 1983 when about 300 booth were retrofitted accordingly.

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Quotes

Dawn Divine: Oh! Oh! Oh, God. Um! Wow.
Joe Collins: Is it all right?
Dawn Divine: Oh, yeah! Hey, do you think there's any connection between crime and sex?

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Crazy Credits

The title (that is, the original title "$") appears only in the form of a giant character, as would be used in a sign, being transported by a crane while the other opening credits are displayed in the usual way.

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Connections

References Goldfinger (1964)

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Soundtracks

When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
Written by Larry Shay (uncredited), Mark Fisher (uncredited) and Joe Goodwin (uncredited)
Sung by Roberta Flack with The Don Elliott Voices (uncredited)

User Reviews

Longest Chase Scene Ever?

A two-hour bank heist flick with the final 20 minutes featuring one of the longest chase scenes I've ever seen on film. In fact, Warren Beatty and the two guys chasing him must have been Olympic marathon runners to keep up that pace for so long, racing through Hamburg, Germany.

This is a mixture of lighthearted and gritty material about an international robbery.

Joining Beatty ("Joe Collins") in the hijinks is a young Goldie Hawn ("Dawn Divine") and "Goldfinger" of James Bond fame, Gerte Frobe. Scott Brady and Robert Webber also give shorter-but- memorable performances. In all, entertaining but not real heavy in the brains department.

Nice to see this has finally been issued on DVD, and has a nice transfer.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

February 1972 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Dollars

Filming Locations:

Norway

Box Office

Gross USA:

$4,400,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pan, Worldwide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1