I am a great heist films lover, but in the old fashioned way, certainly not the OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001) crap genre, full of comedy and light heart lines. This one is not the grittier I have ever seen, but the good point is that you have here the sixties atmosphere, music, photography and the suspense related to heist movies. Edward G Robinson has a role here not far from THE BIG SLAM, directed by Guliano Montaldo, where he also was a master thief organizing a caper in Rio De Janeiro; but I agree, it was different. This one made by Henry Hathaway is however a good heist film, typical of the sixties, three years before MELODIE EN SOUS SOL, another casino heist story, taking place in Cannes - The Palm Beach Casino - not far from Monte Carlo. The overall feeling for this one is positive, without being a great film either.
Review of Seven Thieves
