Grand Slam

Grand Slam

These men are in... for the crime of their lives.

1967 · 121 min · ★ 7.1 · Crime, Thriller

Professor James Anders is a seemingly mild-mannered teacher, an American working in Rio De Janeiro. Anders, bored with years of teaching, decides to put together a team to pull off a diamond heist during the Rio Carnival. Four international experts are brought together to carry out the robbery: a safe cracking expert, a master thief, a mechanical genius, and a playboy.

Directed by Giuliano Montaldo · Written by Paolo Bianchini

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