High Rollers (1976)

During the 1920s France, con-men Philip and Felice escape prison and join forces to swindle Philip's rich ex-wife Belle.

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Massimo De Rita (screenplay), Sergio Corbucci (screenplay)

Stars:

Anthony Quinn, Capucine, Adriano Celentano

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adriano Celentano	...	Felice 'Félix' Brianza
Anthony Quinn	...	Philip Bang
Capucine	...	Belle Duke
Ugo Bologna	...	Prison Warden
Sal Borgese	...	Belle Duke Henchman
Mircha Carven	...	Belle Duke Henchman
Mickey Knox	...	Philip Accomplice
Helen Stirling	...	Hotel Landlady
Attilio Dottesio	...	Professore (as Attilio D'ottesio)
Saviana Scalfi
Renzo Ozzano	...	Betrayed Man at Casino
Leo Gavero	...	Jeweller
Renzo Marignano	...	Tailor
Corinne Cléry	...	Charlotte
Fortunato Arena	...	Philip's Accomplice

Storyline

Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organizes his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip escape. He succeeds and from that moment on the two will join to defraud Belle. The swindle plot becomes more complicated when Felix falls in love with Philip's daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

undressing | jail | france | strong female lead | strong female character | 

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Taglines:

They'll do anything for a buck !

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

April 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

High Rollers

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capital Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Vedro: Family Tree (2017)

User Reviews

Pretty silly

I'll get the obvious out of the way: this is an Italian movie in which everyone but Anthony Quinn and Capucine are dubbed by really ridiculous English voices. If you don't like Spaghetti Westerns, you're not going to make it through this one.

The Con Artists, one of many release titles, is 1970s Italian slapstick, so again, if you're not in the mood for that, you'll probably turn it off. I only stuck with it for love of Anthony Quinn, who looked very handsome in his silver-haired splendor. Tony and Italian actor Adriano Celentano are jailbirds who escape due to a series of bizarre con jobs on the prison guards. They team up for the larger goal of getting revenge on Tony's ex-wife, Capucine, but for the vast majority of the movie, they're just pulling pranks and con jobs on random people. For example, Tony wants a new suit, so after he's tried one on, Adriano tells the shop owner that Tony has leprosy. The shop owner tells Tony to leave the story immediately, and he gets to keep the suit without paying for it.

This is a pretty silly movie, one that only kids might like, if it weren't for the terrible dubbing that would make them tune out. Unless you're in love with the cast, you can skip this one. Try The Secret of Santa Vittoria instead.