Der Superraub von Mailand

After a successful bank robbery, the thieves escape in a helicopter. While he police is searching for them everywhere near airports or the borders, they actually stay closely near the city in an abandoned monastery. The boss of the gangsters had the idea they might disguise for 6 months as monks, and only after the search for them is abandoned and the robbery forgotten, they shall share the money and leave the country. This cunning plan is of course challenged by various problems, from a gang member who would not want to wait for six months to get his share to real monks returning to the monastery. Pretty cool crime story which fits well into the 'criminal master mind' sub-genre of the 1960s. The tough story shot in rather grim style in black and white is however quite unusual for its star Celentano.

Italian heist movie released in 1964, same year Topkapi was published. The approach of showing the time before the bank robbery in flashbacks seems very modern. And the dispute between the perpetrators about the loot is also a standard in this genre. The second part almost looks a bit like a spaghetti western. Unfortunately, the action scenes aren't done well, they seem like slapstick and aren't convincing anymore. Leading actor Adriano Celentano doesn't always convince either.