In Athens, the professional thief Azad (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and his gang composed by his friends Ralph (Robert Hossein) and Renzi (Renato Salvatori) and his girlfriend Hélène (Nicole Calfan) heist the emerald collection from the millionaire Tasco (José Luis de Vilallonga). While Azad is opening the safe, Inspector Abel Zacharia (Omar Sharif) suspects of their car parked on the street, but Azad arrives posing of a salesman with a defective car and resolves the problem. Their situation goes awry on the next morning, when the cargo ship that will take them away needs to be repaired and they have to stay five more days in Athens. Soon Azad learns that Inspector Abel Zacharia is a corrupt cop and is chasing them with the intention of exchanging their freedom per the gems, in the beginning of a cat and mouse game.
"Le case" (1971), a.k.a. "The Burglars", is an entertaining Italian-franc police story with a great duel between Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif characters. The chase of cars in the narrow streets of Athens is one of the best in the cinema history and the scenes of the corrupt inspector hunting down Azad are breath taking. Azad is the villain that the viewer will certainly chert for. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Ladrões" ("The Thieves")
"Le case" (1971), a.k.a. "The Burglars", is an entertaining Italian-franc police story with a great duel between Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif characters. The chase of cars in the narrow streets of Athens is one of the best in the cinema history and the scenes of the corrupt inspector hunting down Azad are breath taking. Azad is the villain that the viewer will certainly chert for. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Ladrões" ("The Thieves")