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    Heist, The/Dollars (1971)

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    The audacious robbery of a bank in Hamburg, Germany, is planned by Joe Collins (Warren Beatty), the bank’s security officer, and Dawn Divine (Goldie Hawn), a dizzy hooker.

    Joe’s cunning plan is to rid apparently upstanding citizens of their criminal earnings with practical help supplied by Miss Divine since the three ‘victims’ are her clients and her deposit box is at the same bank.

    He theorises that since the money was originally gained illegally, the men will have no recourse to the law when it disappears – and the eventual raid proves him right but with slightly different results than he anticipated.

    Following a bomb hoax scare, Joe gets locked in the security vault with the time switch ensuring he is imprisoned in there until the next morning when the doors open automatically.

    He executes the crime under the all-seeing eyes of the revolving cameras with the bank manager (Gert Fröbe) – and the world’s press – waiting outside.

    Once the bank raid gets underway the film becomes totally enjoyable but the build-up to it is immensely complicated and the aftermath too lengthy.

    Originally released as Dollars (also written simply as $).

    Joe Collins
    Warren Beatty
    Dawn Divine
    Goldie Hawn
    Mr Kessel
    Gert Fröbe
    Attorney
    Robert Webber
    Sarge
    Scott Brady
    Candy Man
    Arthur Brauss
    Major
    Robert Stiles
    Granich
    Wolfgang Kieling
    Bodyguard
    Robert Herron
    Helga
    Christiane Maybach
    Karl
    Hans Hutter
    Berta Schmidt
    Monica Stender
    Bruno
    Horst Hesslein
    Furcoat
    Wolfgang Kuhlman
    Knifeman
    Klaus Schichan
    Stripper
    Françoise Blanc
    Associated Press
    Darrell Armstrong
    Stars and Stripes
    Walt Trott

    Director
    Richard Brooks

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