How We Robbed the Bank of Italy

How We Robbed the Bank of Italy

1966 · 94 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime, Comedy

Dim-wits Franco and Cicco try to come up with a plan to rob the safes of the Bank of Italy, but with one muddle after another, they find themselves empty-handed after each attempt to do so.

Directed by Lucio Fulci · Written by Lucio Fulci

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