A classic account of the misadventures of a group of amateurish crooks. The hapless and bungling group of burglars try to break into a store from an apartment next door -- only to find they've drilled through a wall to another room in the same apartment. Each thief comes to the job with a distraction, and the gang's technical expert, who proffers an elaborate burglary lecture, retires to the bathroom when it comes time to do the actual work. After this arduous all-night heist attempt, dawn breaks and they all decide to go home.

A hapless and bungling group of burglars try to break into a store from an apartment next door -- only to find they've drilled through a wall to another room in the same apartment. Each thief comes to the job with a distraction, and the gang's technical expert, who proffers an elaborate burglary lecture, retires to the bathroom when it comes time to do the actual work. After this arduous all-night heist attempt, dawn breaks and they all decide to go home.

Comic spoof of "Rififi" (Jules Dassin, 1955).

A production of Lux Films and released by United Motion Picture Organization.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer - RSDL
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono - Italian
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer

Vittorio Gassman: Italian Actor
Marcello Mastroianni: Italian actor, 8 1/2
Renato Salvatori: Italian Actor
Rossana Rory: 

Mario Monicelli: Italian Director/Writer

"...Widely regarded as the funniest caper movie ever..."
"A fortuitous, one-time-only coupling of slapstick and the neorealist ethos."