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Operation San Gennaro

Original title: Operazione San Gennaro
  • 1966
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.9K
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Senta Berger, Nino Manfredi, and Totò in Operation San Gennaro (1966)
CaperHeistComedyCrime

An American gangster in Italy enlists a local gang to help him steal the treasure of Naples' patron saint.An American gangster in Italy enlists a local gang to help him steal the treasure of Naples' patron saint.An American gangster in Italy enlists a local gang to help him steal the treasure of Naples' patron saint.

  • Director
    • Dino Risi
  • Writers
    • Ennio De Concini
    • Dino Risi
    • Adriano Baracco
  • Stars
    • Nino Manfredi
    • Senta Berger
    • Mario Adorf
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.9K
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    • Director
      • Dino Risi
    • Writers
      • Ennio De Concini
      • Dino Risi
      • Adriano Baracco
    • Stars
      • Nino Manfredi
      • Senta Berger
      • Mario Adorf
    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Nino Manfredi
    Nino Manfredi
    • Armanduccio 'Dudù' Girasole
    Senta Berger
    Senta Berger
    • Maggie
    Mario Adorf
    Mario Adorf
    • 'Sciascillo'
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Jack
    Pinuccio Ardia
    Pinuccio Ardia
    • Il 'Barone'
    Vittoria Crispo
    • Assunta
    Giovanni Drudi
    • The Archbishop Aloisio
    Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
      Ugo Fangareggi
      Ugo Fangareggi
      • 'Agonia'
      Jean Louis
      • Clerk in the Airport
      Dante Maggio
      • Il 'Capitano'
      Ralf Wolter
      Ralf Wolter
      • Frank
      Claudine Auger
      Claudine Auger
      • Concettina
      Totò
      Totò
      • Don Vincenzo
      Pino Ammendola
      • The Shoeshine
      • (uncredited)
      Pippo Baudo
      • Self
      • (archive footage)
      • (uncredited)
      Enzo Cannavale
      Enzo Cannavale
      • Gaetano
      • (uncredited)
      Peppino Di Capri
      Peppino Di Capri
      • Self
      • (archive footage)
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Dino Risi
      • Writers
        • Ennio De Concini
        • Dino Risi
        • Adriano Baracco
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      User reviews12

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      8elo-equipamentos

      Genuine Napolitan comic movie on heretic San Genaro's robbery!!

      Perhaps an unknown fact from occidental people is about the whole Italy territory is split in two completely different kind of people, the north rich and advanced and south Italy, where the real people be proud to doesn't make part of the great Italy, Naples should be the south's capital, just an introduction, when arrives at Naples an American gang leaded by Jack (Harry Guardino) and his gorgeous girlfriend Maggie (Senta Berger) willing to do a dared robbery at San Genaro's treasure, they asking for a famous Mob's leader Don Vicenzo (The Funny Totó) sadly he was in jail almost retired, then he suggest your inheritor Dudu (Nino Manfred) as Naple's criminal underworld, when they introduces each other, the American gang didn't tell the target of the robbery, however later they have to talk about of San Genaro's treasure, Dudu a hard passionate of this Saint denies such heresy, should be with his own permission only, then he goes to the church to asking for Saint Genaro itself his concordance, already promising to him all gathered money will be for Naples's poor people, this an ingenious comic picture exploring the Italian faith, almost a hundred colorful characters scattered along the movie, in every single scene, specially Totó and Mario Adorf, the final sequence goes beyond of the human insanity!!

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      First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8
      6ma-cortes

      Attractive Italian production about a robbery , filled with intrigue , suspense , humor and plot twists

      In this caper movie there are lots of bonafide scenes , comedy , action , tongue-in-cheek and twisted intrigue . An American gangster (Harry Guardino) and his girlfriend (Senta Berger) in Italy enlist a local gang led by Armanduccio 'Dudù' Girasole (Nino Manfredi) and his hoodlums (Pinuccio Ardia , Ugo Fangareggi, Ralf Wolter , Totò as Don Vincenzo, among others) to help him steal the treasure of Naples' patron saint. Winner of the Naples Crime Festival . They planned a crime so perfect that only a miracle could stop it and did. There's no crime like the present. .

      This fun flick displays suspense , giggles , slick and not-so-slick criminals , gorgeous dames and results to be very bemusing . From the beginning until ending the good mood and humor is continued . The plot is very amusing and the final has got an extraordinary surprise . Delightful and enjoyable are the perfect words to describe this film . One of the best Italian intrigue/caper movies ever made along with ¨Rififi¨ by Mario Monicelli , ¨Seven Golden Men by Marco Vicario , its sequel : "Seven Golden Men Strike Again¨ and adding the classic ¨Topkapi¨ by Jules Dassin . The highlight and great climax , of course , is the heist which is developed with imposing tension , hilarious scenes and intrigue . This picture along with ¨Topkapi¨ created during the 60s and forward an authentic genre . This decent film deals with a bungling team of robbers undertaking a hard mission and at the same time it describes the Italian reality by that time . It's a comedy/satire with surprising finale and one of the best Italian comedies of the 60s . The picture does a perfect portrayal of the main roles and well accompanied by a charming support cast . The personality of hustler Nino Manfredi/Armanduccio is special , he's a crook who has failed at everything , as he spends all his time planning swindles and mistreats his gorgeous sweetheart , Claudine Auger, as she serves as counterpoint to his disconcerting personality . Other characters are magnificently interpreted by the American mobster Harry Guardino , bombshell Senta Berger and Totó playing in his usual style .

      All the screenplay develops a gentle humor but steady, which does to maintain the smile throughout the movie while showing a portrait of a wonderful Naples of the 60s , which includes the sensational musical score by Armando Trovajoli , including some traditional songs , and other sounds of those years, happy and funny . Furthermore , an evocative and colorful cinematography by cameraman Aldo Tonti . It is a motion picture in which I have entertained a lot, a great wisdom of its director and writer Dino Risi along with others as actor/writer Nino Manfredi himself , Baracco and prolific Ennio De Concini . Risi is an expert on ¨Comedia allá Italiana¨, such as he proved in ¨How funny can be sex?¨, ¨Tiger and the pussycat¨, ¨Scent of a woman¨ that had an American remake with Al Pacino , Chris O'Donnell and , of course , ¨The easy life¨ or its original title ¨Il Sorpasso¨, a tragic-comedy that achieved a big success. This fast moving , intrigue thriller yarn titled Operazione San Gennaro (1966) will appeal to comedy enthusiasts and robbery genre fans . Rating : 6/10 . Acceptable and passable , though uneven Napolitan comedy . Well worth watching .
      7vafangeoo

      Naples at its best

      In the greatest city of the world someone wants to steal the San Gennaro's treasure. Dudu (Nino Manfredi) boss of "La Sanità" (a popular quarter of Naples) is taking time to make the right choice: can they succeed? is it really a great occasion? will San Gennaro be happy? The comedy let us understand lot of things about the city of Naples and its habits: superstitious practices, amazing people (like "the baron": the only man who has the heart on the right) and their passion for music (the Festival of Neapolitan song, and the great singer Sergio Bruni, he always wants to be the last to sing)... And TOTO', playing the role of DON VINCENZO IL FENOMENO: a genius.
      10boblipton

      The Italian Job

      Harry Guardino comes to Naples to steal the treasure of Saint Gennaro -- thirty billion, and even in lire, that's a lot of money. Relying on the advice of the city's godfather, Toto, he hires Nino Manfredi to be the straw boss of the Italian crew. However, when Manftedi discovers what they are stealing, he refuses as a true Neapolitan.... until Guardino's moll, Senta Berger, persuades him otherwise. He sees it as a means to help the poor of the city. This, however, being an Italian caper film, things go awry.

      With Dino Risi directing from a script he co-wrote, they go awry in a very funny way. This is a frantic comedy that mocks everyone, from Guardino's genius who falls apart when anything goes wrong, the willingness of the sentimental gangsters to drop everything to attend a distant collateral relation's wedding. This is one you should not miss.
      5jeanlouisreginald

      Out of Time

      No offense. I did not find it entertaining. I recognized no parentage to the modern comedy nor the modern heist movie. Mediocre acting, no comedic timing, light on facial expressions, badly dubbed, and no subtitles.

      If you watched the movie without audio, you wouldn't be able to tell what genre it is. However, one may be able to appreciate it for it's intrinsic value if you take into consideration the limitations of the industry then, movie tropes and conventions of the time, historical context and have familiarity with Neapolitan culture from other sources. Because instead of being a lighthearted and faithful representation of Neapolitan culture it represents the state of Italian filmmaking of the time.

      In short, a relic. destined to remain in it's time capsule. Inaccessible without Italian fluency, barely comprehensible if you don-t have familiarity with Neapolitan language as some of the humour relies on it. This movie is to be taken out as an object of study

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        Nella Gambini's debut.
      • Quotes

        Concettina: You don't love me anymore. If you did, you'd give me a slap in the face.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Ograblenie po... (1978)
      • Soundtracks
        Ma Pecché
        Sung by Iva Zanicchi

        Published on disks Ri-Fi by Edizione A.B.C.

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      • Release date
        • September 27, 1967 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
        • West Germany
      • Languages
        • Italian
        • English
      • Also known as
        • The Treasure of San Gennaro
      • Filming locations
        • Fiumicino Airport, Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy(arrival airport scenes at the beginning)
      • Production companies
        • Ultra Film
        • Societé Cinématographique Lyre
        • Roxy Film
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        1 hour 44 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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