Any Number Can Win
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Henri Verneuil
Jean Gabin
Alain Delon
Viviane Romance
Maurice Biraud
Carla Marlier
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Charles, an aging Frenchman who has served a 5-year prison term for attempted burglary, ignores the pleas of his wife and makes elaborate plans for robbing the gambling casino at Cannes. Since the plot requires the assistance of others, he brings in Francis, a young man whom he met in prison, and Francis' brother-in-law, Louis. Knowing that the casino proceeds are kept in a basement vault which can be reached only by an elevator, Charles orders Francis to ingratiate himself with the dancers in the casino ballet troupe and learn the exact location of the backstage trapdoor which leads to the elevator shaft. The handsome Francis easily becomes involved in a romantic affair with Brigitte, one of the dancers, and gathers all the necessary data. On the night of the robbery, Francis goes to the casino roof and lowers himself down the elevator shaft; and, wearing a black mask, he confronts the head cashier with a machine gun as he is depositing the night's receipts. After obtaining the keys to the exit door, Francis admits Charles. The two leave with a billion francs, which Francis hides in a swimming pool locker room. They plan to make their getaway the following morning, but Francis notices that his picture appears in a newspaper photo of the casino and overhears the cashier remark that he remembers the suitcase in which the thieves stashed the money. He desperately slips the valise into the pool, but the bag opens and both Charles and Francis sit helplessly by as the franc notes float to the surface of the pool.
Director
Henri Verneuil
Cast
Jean Gabin
Alain Delon
Viviane Romance
Maurice Biraud
Carla Marlier
José-luis De Vilallonga
Germaine Montéro
Jean Carmet
Dora Doll
Henri Virlogeux
Rita Cadillac
Anne-marie Coffinet
Jimmy Davis
Dominique Davray
Claude Cerval
Ben Tyber Ballet Troupe
Crew
Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Jacques Bar
Michèle Boehm
Françoise Bonnot
Christian De Chalonges
Robert Clavel
Jacques Juranville
Michel Magne
Louis Page
Claude Pinoteau
Jean Rieul
Albert Simonin
Albert Simonin
Henri Verneuil
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Copyright length: 107 min. Opened in Paris in April 1963 as Mélodie en sous-sol; running time: 120 min; in Italy in 1963 as Colpo grosso al casino; running time: 115 min. The working title of this film is The Big Grab.
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted One of the Year's Five Best Foreign Language Films by the 1963 National Board of Review.
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1963 New York Times Critics.
Released in United States Fall November 5, 1963
CinemaScope
Released in United States Fall November 5, 1963
