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Seven Thieves is a 1960 20th Century Fox film noir crime drama motion picture starring Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, and Joan Collins. Others in the cast include Eli Wallach, Alexander Scourby, Michael Dante, Berry Kroeger, Sebatian Cabot, Marcel Hillaire, and John Beradino.

Directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Sydney Boehm, it was adapted for the screen by Sydney Boehm, based on the novel Seven Thieves by Max Catto. Technical advisor was Candy Barr, who, as choreographer, taught dance routines to Collins.

Seven Thieves received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design Black-and-White (Bill Thomas).

102 mins.; English & French; Black-and-White

Synopsis

A discredited expatriate American professor, Theo Wilkins (played by Robinson), calls on a young protégé and sophisticated thief, Paul Mason (played by Steiger), to come over from the USA and help him pull off one final heist. He has masterminded a caper to steal a fortune from the underground vaults of a Monte Carlo, Monaco, casino during a large celebration.

Wilkins has recruited the perfect team of thieves to help in the heist, including Poncho (played by Wallach), the sax playing member of the group, and needs someone he can trust, Mason, to keep them all in line during the execution of the heist. They devise an intricate plan, but the petty jealousies of the team may destroy their chances.

The femme fatale, stripper Melanie (played by Collins), performs a couple of sexy and provocative dances in the cabaret of the casino. The director and operator of the gaming establishment is played by Cabot.

In the end, the criminals find that fencing their stolen loot is next to impossible. All they come away with is $3,000–which was won at the tables.

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