The Burglars
1971 film by Henri Verneuil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For films with similar names, see Burglar (disambiguation).
The Burglars (French: Le casse) is a 1971 French-Italian neo noir crime film directed by director Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif. It is based on the 1953 novel by David Goodis and revolves around a team of four burglars chased by a corrupt policeman in Athens. It's a remake of the 1957 film The Burglar with Jayne Mansfield.
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Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
Screenplay by | Henri Verneuil Vahé Katcha |
Based on | The Burglar 1953 novel by David Goodis |
Produced by | Henri Verneuil |
Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo Omar Sharif |
Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
Edited by | Pierre Gillette |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production companies | Columbia Films Vides Cinematografica |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Budget | 15 million francs[1] |
Box office | $33 million[2] |
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The movie is known for its spectacular car chase by Rémy Julienne's crew through the streets of Athens, and Belmondo's incredible rolling fall from a construction truck down a steep, rocky hillside. The movie was shot twice, once in French and once in English, by the same cast.