Gerhard is a young technical in Düsseldorf who works in a factory of security devices for banks. In agreement with Nicola, Mario and Hans, they prepare and carry out a robbery which, however, will have consequences for all of them.
Acting
Barbara Steele smolders while the men crumble.
Cinematography
Shadowy Düsseldorf streets, all wet asphalt and neon regret.
Direction
Bongioanni squeezes tension from silence and ticking clocks.
Director
Gianni Bongioanni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barbara Steele was dubbed in Italian releases; her voice here is her actual smoky English.
Part of a wave of 1960s Euro-crime films exploring working-class desperation through genre thrills.
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