Trio d'escrocs (1968)

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Richard Attenborough

Silas

David Hemmings

Bob

Alexandra Stewart

Liz

Nicholas Pennell

Spencer

Melissa Stribling

Diana

Terence Alexander

Gee Gee Gray

Edric Connor

Awana

Gaston Chikhani

Clifton Jones

General Sakut

Calvin Lockhart

Ali Lin

Brian Grellis

Spider

David Healy

Jones

Alan Gifford

Poster

Walter Henry

Kitchen Assistant
(uncredited)

Juba Kennerley

Restaurant Diner
(uncredited)

Roy Kinnear

Hotel Chef
(uncredited)

David Lodge

Caplan
(uncredited)

John Tatham

Restaurant Diner
(uncredited)

Director
- Basil Dearden
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Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings and Alexandra Stewart are three con-men in this enjoyable late 60's comedy/drama. The plot is episodic: There's a great pre-credit con in New York and a couple of other cons which aren't related, but the core of the story is the relationship between the three.

Attenborough and Hemmings work well together; the old, seasoned pro and the young pretender who come from different backgrounds but who clash not only about life, politics and who's got the better ideas, but over Stewart who is very attractive, sexy and alluring (and who has plans of her own).

The direction is taut, the dialogue sparkles with little gems, the look is very glossy for its time and the acting is top notch. Like a lot of 60's caper films, it's great fun to watch.

ubercommando
Jul 31, 2005
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This movie was in theaters only a few weeks after the publication of Len Deighton's novel. He had developed the subject as a novel and a movie project simultaneously, an idea that another best-selling author, Alistair MacLean, would soon take up with Quand les aigles attaquent (1968). Deighton was co-producer of this movie, as well as author of the novel, but is surprisingly not credited as author of the screenplay (which makes a significant change to the novel at the end of the story).

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When they go to the bank the calendar by the teller says 23 October , but the check says 27-8-1968. The possible cause of this is that the check was already made out and then there was a two month delay in filming the scene.