The Sewers of Paradise
– In July of 1976, the Societé Générale of France was robbed of well over $10 million dollars by a ..
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.
14 Mar 1979
French
José Giovanni
Albert Spaggiari (novel), José Giovanni (adaptation), Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Francis Huster, Jean-François Balmer, Lila Kedrova, Bérangère Bonvoisin
Albert Spaggiari (Francis Huster) plays Spaggiari, who organises a group of gangsters to break into the vault of the Societé Générale Bank in Nice by tunnelling up through the sewers below....
Alexia Films