The Alpha Caper

The Alpha Caper

The Great Gold Grab!

1973 · 75 min · ★ 6.0 · TV Movie, Thriller, Crime, Drama

A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.

Directed by Robert Michael Lewis · Written by Elroy Schwartz

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