Action ·Crime · France · 1979 · 1h 55m

The Sewers of Paradise

Les Égouts du paradis

Director

Cast

Francis Huster as Albert Spaggiari Jean-François Balmer as 68 Lila Kedrova as Charlotte Bérangère Bonvoisin as Mireille Gabriel Briand as Mike la Baraka Clément Harari as L'Égyptien

Crew

Walter Bal — Director of Photography Marie-Thérèse Boiché — Editor Jacqueline Thiédot — Editor Michel Audiard — Writer José Giovanni — Writer Albert Spaggiari — Novel

Synopsis

In July of 1976, the Societé Générale of France was robbed of well over $10 million dollars by a group burrowing through the sewers of Paris. This movie is based on a book by the thieves' mastermind, Albert Spaggiari. The famous theft won the nickname, "the great drain robbery," and this romanticized cinematic retelling of the true story stars Francis Huster as Spaggiari.

Mood & Themes